Pîtres

Pîtres
Commune
The church in Pîtres
Coat of arms
Location of Pîtres
Pîtres Pîtres
Coordinates: 49°19′13″N 1°13′37″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Les Andelys
Canton	Pont-de-l'Arche
Intercommunality	CA Seine-Eure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Lambert
Area 1	10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,596
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27458 /27590
Elevation	7–138 m (23–453 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pîtres (French pronunciation: [pitʁ] ; medieval Pistres) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy 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 Pîtres in 864.

Economy

The metal processing company Manoir Industries was founded in 1917.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,000 —     1800 1,053 +0.74% 1806 971 −1.34% 1821 963 −0.06% 1831 990 +0.28% 1836 1,045 +1.09% 1841 1,026 −0.37% 1846 1,028 +0.04% 1851 1,074 +0.88% 1856 980 −1.82% 1861 930 −1.04% 1866 914 −0.35% 1872 905 −0.16% 1876 888 −0.47% 1881 1,054 +3.49% 1886 939 −2.28% 1891 1,005 +1.37% 1896 972 −0.67%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 983 +0.23% 1906 904 −1.66% 1911 900 −0.09% 1921 925 +0.27% 1926 937 +0.26% 1931 1,036 +2.03% 1936 982 −1.06% 1946 1,063 +0.80% 1954 1,045 −0.21% 1962 1,278 +2.55% 1968 1,848 +6.34% 1975 2,374 +3.64% 1982 2,312 −0.38% 1990 2,285 −0.15% 1999 2,290 +0.02% 2007 2,127 −0.92% 2012 2,428 +2.68% 2017 2,519 +0.74%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

• Pîtres travel guide from Wikivoyage