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  (2023)	2,589
• Density	236.0/km2 (611.3/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%
1901	983	+0.23%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2023	2,589	+0.46%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

• Pîtres travel guide from Wikivoyage