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Arrondissement of Pithiviers
Location of Pithiviers in Loiret
Location of Pithiviers in Loiret
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Loiret
Communes 79
Subprefecture Pithiviers
INSEE code 453
Area
 • Total 1,198.1 km2 (462.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 63,280
 • Density 52.817/km2 (136.795/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Pithiviers is a special area in France. It's like a district or a county. It is part of the Loiret department, which is in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The main town, or capital, of this arrondissement is Pithiviers.

A Look at Pithiviers Arrondissement

Where is Pithiviers Arrondissement?

The Pithiviers arrondissement is located in the northern part of the Loiret department. It's the smallest arrondissement in the department. It covers an area of about 1,198 square kilometers (463 square miles). It also has the fewest people living in it, with about 63,280 residents as of 2014.

It shares its borders with several other areas:

A Brief History of Pithiviers Arrondissement

The Loiret department was created in the year 1800. The Pithiviers arrondissement was one of the original parts of this new department.

Later, in 1926, the arrondissement was actually removed. But don't worry, it was brought back and became an arrondissement again in 1942!

How Pithiviers Arrondissement is Organized

An arrondissement is made up of smaller areas called cantons and communes.

Cantons in Pithiviers

Cantons are like smaller administrative divisions. After some changes in France, cantons can now include towns from different arrondissements. In the Pithiviers arrondissement, you will find parts of these cantons:

  • Malesherbes
  • Pithiviers

Communes in Pithiviers

Communes are like small towns or villages. The Pithiviers arrondissement has 79 communes in total. Some of the communes with the most people living in them are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
45252 Pithiviers 9,054 Pithiviers Le Pithiverais
45191 Le Malesherbois 8,098 Malesherbes Le Pithiverais-Gâtinais
45258 Puiseaux 3,368 Malesherbes Le Pithiverais-Gâtinais
45119 Dadonville 2,466 Pithiviers Le Pithiverais
45030 Beaune-la-Rolande 1,984 Malesherbes Le Pithiverais-Gâtinais
45095 Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1,961 Malesherbes Le Pithiverais
45253 Pithiviers-le-Vieil 1,809 Pithiviers Le Pithiverais
45310 Sermaises 1,588 Pithiviers Le Pithiverais
45025 Bazoches-les-Gallerandes 1,503 Pithiviers La Plaine du Nord Loiret

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