Pithiviers | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The Place du Martroi, in Pithiviers | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pithiviers  | |
  Pithiviers  Pithiviers | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Intercommunality | Pithiverais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Nolland[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 9,067 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Pithiviers (French pronunciation: [pitivje] ⓘ) is a commune in the Loiret department, north central France. It is one of the subprefectures of Loiret.[3] It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England and Burglengenfeld in Bavaria, Germany.
Its attractions include a cinema, a theatre and a preserved steam railway.[4]
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 in the middle ages. The traditional Pithivier was a small scalloped-edge sweet tartlet. Savoury versions can be filled with peacock, heron, swan or pork.
