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Pierrefort
Sign in to savePierrefort (; Auvergnat: Pèirafòrt) is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne region in south-central France.
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Pierrefort is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Pierrefort, the arrondissement of Saint-Flour, and the department of Cantal. It serves as the capital of the canton of Pierrefort and is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The municipality shares borders with Brezons, Cézens, Gourdièges, and Paulhenc. Its postal code is 15230, and it falls under the electoral district of Saint-Flour-2.
The commune has an area of 24.59 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,131 residents and another citing 1,014. Demographic data indicates a male population of 439 and a female population of 458. Elevation above sea level is recorded as 1,115 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 941 and 936 meters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pierrefort
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,014
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pierrefort
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Pierrefort.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Flour
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Flour-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 15152
- French commune.postal code
- 15230
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Mathieu
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 600
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1400
- French commune.area km2
- 24.59
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pierrefort
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Flour
- Population
- 891
- Area
- 24.59
- Elevation
- 995
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Pierrefort
- Shares border with
- Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux
- Official website
- www.pierrefort.fr
- Image
- Pierrefort - Cantal.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pierrefort
- postal code
- 15230
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Flour-2
- male population
- 439
- female population
- 458
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-71-23-31-16
- fax number
- +33-4-71-23-39-87
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- Climate
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- Notable people
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Pierrefort (; Auvergnat: Pèirafòrt) is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne region in south-central France.
It is situated in the south of the département, approximately 100 km south of Clermont-Ferrand and 25 km south-west of Saint-Flour.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pierrefort” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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