Pîtres
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Place details
- Locality
- Pîtres
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,339
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pîtres
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise Pîtres3.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Pîtres
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Pitres (Eure).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Les Andelys
- French commune.canton
- Pont-de-l'Arche
- French commune.INSEE
- 27458
- French commune.postal code
- 27590
- French commune.mayor
- Florence Lambert
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Seine-Eure
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pîtres
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Les Andelys
- Population
- +2589
- Area
- +10.97
- Elevation
- +61
- Body of water
- Seine
- Shares border with
- Quévreville-la-Poterie
- Official website
- pîtres.fr
- Image
- Eglise Pîtres3.jpg
Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Population
- See also
- References
Pîtres (; 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.