Vitry-en-Perthois
Vitry-en-Perthois is a commune in Marne, a department in northeastern France.
Vitry-en-Perthois
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Key facts
• Name — Vitry-en-Perthois • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Vitry-le-François • Canton — Sermaize-les-Bains • Insee — 51647 • Postal Code — 51300 • Mayor — Hugues Gérardin • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx • Elevation M — 96 • Area Km2 — 17.49
History
History
Its history dates back to the Roman period. The destruction of Perthes by the Huns in 451 made Vitry the largest city and thus the new capital of Perthois. Vitry was part of Austrasia submitted to Neustria in 613. In 929, Boson, brother of King Raoul, built a castle in Vitry, which was later disputed with the Counts of Vermandois. In 1077, this castle fell to the Counts of Champagne. Vitry became the capital of a county castellany, then of a provostship and a bailiwick. In 1544, Vitry-en-Perthois was entirely destroyed by the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V during the Italian War of 1542–46. The following year in 1545 King Francis commissioned the new town of Vitry-le-Francois on a new site 2.5 miles to the North-East as a replacement for the destroyed Vitry-en-Perthois.
Geography
Geography
The Chée flows into the Saulx in the northern part of the commune. The Saulx forms part of the commune's eastern border, then flows westward through the commune and crosses the village.
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- 2.Åhlfeldt, Johan. Vitry-en-Perthois: a Pleiades location resource. Pleiades: a gazetteer of past places. 2012-02-15.
- 3.La Chaussée-sur-Marne to Vitry-le-François. Via Columbani.
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