Pîtres
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Pîtres | ||
| Coordinates: 49°19′13″N 1°13′37″E / 49.3203°N 1.2269°ECoordinates: 49°19′13″N 1°13′37″E / 49.3203°N 1.2269°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Eure | |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys | |
| Canton | Pont-de-l'Arche | |
| Intercommunality | CASE | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean Carré | |
| Area1 | 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 2,391 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27458 / 27590 | |
| Elevation |
7–138 m (23–453 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Pîtres (medieval Pistres) is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in north-western France. It lies on the Seine.
History
Historically, it had a bridge to prevent Vikings from sailing up the river to Paris. It was here that King Charles the Bald promulgated the Edict of Pistres in 864.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,000 | — |
| 1800 | 1,053 | +5.3% |
| 1806 | 971 | −7.8% |
| 1821 | 963 | −0.8% |
| 1831 | 990 | +2.8% |
| 1836 | 1,045 | +5.6% |
| 1841 | 1,026 | −1.8% |
| 1846 | 1,028 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 1,074 | +4.5% |
| 1856 | 980 | −8.8% |
| 1861 | 930 | −5.1% |
| 1866 | 914 | −1.7% |
| 1872 | 905 | −1.0% |
| 1876 | 888 | −1.9% |
| 1881 | 1,054 | +18.7% |
| 1886 | 939 | −10.9% |
| 1891 | 1,005 | +7.0% |
| 1896 | 972 | −3.3% |
| 1901 | 983 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 904 | −8.0% |
| 1911 | 900 | −0.4% |
| 1921 | 925 | +2.8% |
| 1926 | 937 | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 1,036 | +10.6% |
| 1936 | 982 | −5.2% |
| 1946 | 1,063 | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 1,045 | −1.7% |
| 1962 | 1,278 | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 1,848 | +44.6% |
| 1975 | 2,374 | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 2,312 | −2.6% |
| 1990 | 2,285 | −1.2% |
| 1999 | 2,289 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,118 | −7.5% |
| 2011 | 2,391 | +12.9% |
See also
References
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