Vitry - in Perthois is a common French, located in the department of the Marne and the area Champagne-Ardenne. Its inhabitants is the Pavois .

Geography

History

It was formerly called Vitry-the-Flaring , after being entirely destroyed by fire, initially by the army of Louis VII of France in 1142, then in 1544 by the armies of Charles Quint.

François Ier ordered his rebuilding. However, it was rebuilt in a slightly different place, current the Vitry-le-François.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

There exists a point of view of, located at 208 meters of altitude, the Mount of the Fork.

Personalities related to the commune

• Henri Ier the Liberal, count de Troyes (1152-1181), born in Vitry-en-Perthois in December 1127
• Jacques of Vitry (1160-1240), bishop of Acre then of Liege, cardinal-archbishop of Tusculum, preacher and medieval intellectual
• Philippe of Vitry (1291-1361), bishop of Meaux and creative musician of Ars nova

See too

• Common of the Marne

External bonds

• the county of Champagne and Brie to the Middle Ages
• Vitry-en-Perthois on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Vitry-en-Perthois on the site of INSEE
• Vitry-en-Perthois on the site of Quid
• Localization of Vitry-en-Perthois on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Vitry-en-Perthois on Mapquest

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