Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a commune in the French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France, northern France, known for its Château de Pierrefonds.
Pierrefonds | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pierrefonds  | |
  Pierrefonds  Pierrefonds | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′06″N 2°58′53″E / 49.3517°N 2.9813°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Canton | Compiègne-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Florence Demouy[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.32 km2 (8.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,882 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60491 /60350 |
| Elevation | 55–144 m (180–472 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demography edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,531 | — |
| 1975 | 1,474 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 1,376 | −0.98% |
| 1990 | 1,548 | +1.48% |
| 1999 | 1,945 | +2.57% |
| 2009 | 1,969 | +0.12% |
| 2014 | 1,860 | −1.13% |
| 2020 | 1,877 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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