Vitry-en-Perthois
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Vitry-le-François | |
| Canton | Sermaize-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Côtes de Champagne and Val de Saulx | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ' N , 4 ° 38' E | |
| height | 92-207 m | |
| surface | 17.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 828 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51300 | |
| INSEE code | 51647 | |
Vitry-en-Perthois is a French commune with 828 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François and the canton of Sermaize-les-Bains (until 2015: canton of Vitry-le-François-Est ). The place is on the banks of the Saulx River .
history
Vitry was burned down by the army of King Louis VII in 1142 and by the army of Emperor Charles V in 1544 . Since then the place has been called "Vitry-le-Brûlé". King Francis I ordered its reconstruction, albeit in a slightly different place, the new place was named Vitry-le-François .
Population development
- 1962: 659
- 1968: 678
- 1975: 759
- 1982: 910
- 1990: 856
- 1999: 793
- 2008: 811
- 2017: 828
Personalities
- Henry I , Count of Troyes , was born in Vitry in December 1127
- Jacques de Vitry , Bishop of Acre , later Cardinal Bishop of Tusculum
- Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361), Bishop of Meaux
Web links
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