Vitry-le-François, Marne Département, Grand Est, France
🇫🇷 Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the river Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Canal. Vitry-le-François station has rail connections to Paris, Reims, Strasbourg, Metz, Dijon and several regional destinations.
History The present town is a relatively recent construction, having been built in 1545 at the behest of King Francis who wished to replace, on a new site, Vitry-en-Perthois, which in 1544 had been entirely destroyed as part of the backwash from the king's Italian War of 1542–46. The new Vitry was to be a modern city, constructed according to a plan produced by Girolamo Marini. The king's role in its creation resulted in Vitry-le-François receiving the king's name as part of its own name.
At the beginning of World War I in August 1914, Joseph Joffre established the Grand Quartier Général at the Place Royer-Collard.
Features • Its church of Notre-Dame is a 17th-century building with fine 18th-century monuments. • A convent of the Récollets was later converted to contain the town hall, the court-house, a library and a small museum. • There is a bronze statue of Pierre Paul Royer-Collard (1763–1845), the politician and philosopher, a native of the district.
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Vitry-le-François has a population of over 11,743 people. Vitry-le-François also forms the centre of the wider Vitry-le-François Arrondissement which has a population of over 46,024 people. It is also a part of the larger Marne Département. Vitry-le-François is situated near Châlons-en-Champagne.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Vitry-le-François has links with:
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🇺🇦 Kramatorsk 48.733
🇫🇷 Sarrebourg 48.735
🇸🇰 Banská Bystrica 48.737
🇳🇱 Zwijndrecht 4.65
🇳🇱 Alphen aan den Rijn 4.657
🇧🇪 Flemish Brabant 4.591
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🇧🇪 Philippeville 4.55
🇳🇱 Lansingerland 4.5
🇳🇱 Zoetermeer 4.493
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🇫🇷 Chaumont 5.139,48.112 d: 79.4
🇫🇷 Verdun 5.388,49.162 d: 75.2
🇫🇷 Charleville-Mézières 4.716,49.772 d: 116.3
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