Pithiviers

For the pastry, see Pithivier

Pithiviers
The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers
Coat of arms
Pithiviers
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Pithiviers
Coordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″E / 48.1725°N 2.2525°ECoordinates: 48°10′21″N 2°15′09″E / 48.1725°N 2.2525°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Pithiviers
Canton	Pithiviers
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Pintaux
Area^1	6.94 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	9,242
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	45252 / 45300
Elevation	97–130 m (318–427 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
^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.

Pithiviers (French pronunciation: [pitivje]) is a commune (municipality) in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.

Its attractions include a cinema, a theatre and a preserved steam railway. ^[1]

During World War II, Pithiviers was the location of the infamous Pithiviers internment camp.

The pithivier, a kind of pie, is said to originate here.

Personalities

• Steve Marlet footballer with CM Aubervilliers. He was born here in 1974.
• Marie Ndiaye novelist and playwright who was born here in 1967.
• Siméon Poisson mathematician born here in 1781 and died in 1840.
• Louis Lebègue Duportail French military leader during the American Revolutionary War, born here in 1743.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department
• Ary Bitter

References

1. "Pithiviers official website (French)". Town of Pithiviers.