Vitry-le-François

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Vitry-le-François is a commune in northeastern France’s Marne department, known as a planned Renaissance town and the birthplace of mathematician Abraham de Moivre.

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Vitry-le-François canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus subprefecture
area 8.12 km²
climate oceanic climate
coordinateLocation 48.7233°N 4.5842°E
country France
elevation 104 m
hasDemonym Vitryates
Vitryats
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
food processing
services
hasHeritageSite Collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Vitry-le-François
Hôtel de Ville de Vitry-le-François
Place d’Armes
hasMayor (current mayor; term may change)
hasNotablePerson Abraham de Moivre
Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Jean-Baptiste Drouet
Jean-Baptiste Gourion
Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon
hasRoadConnection Route nationale 4
Route nationale 44
hasTransport Vitry-le-François railway station
hasUrbanPlanningStyle Renaissance town planning
inception 1545
INSEECODE 51649
isBirthplaceOf Abraham de Moivre
isDestroyedIn World War I
isPlannedCity true
isRebuiltIn 20th century
isSubprefectureOf Marne department
locatedIn Grand Est
surface form: Grand Est region

Marne department
northeastern France
locatedNear Lac du Der-Chantecoq
locatedOn Marne
surface form: Marne River
namedAfter Francis I of France
partOf arrondissement of Vitry-le-François
canton of Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der
postalCode 51300
railwayLine Paris–Strasbourg railway
Vitry-le-François–Metz railway
replaces Vitry-en-Perthois NERFINISHED
river Marne
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Abraham de Moivre placeOfBirth Vitry-le-François
Marne department containsCity Vitry-le-François
Meissen hasTwinTown Vitry-le-François
Lac du Der-Chantecoq locatedNear Vitry-le-François