Pierrefitte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfit] (listen); Occitan: Peirafita) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 46°08′49″N 2°14′01″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Gouzon |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Confluence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Chardin[1] |
Area 1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
Population | 70 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23152 /23130 |
Elevation | 380–422 m (1,247–1,385 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A small farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the Voueize river, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Guéret, at the junction of the D65 and the D55.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 131 | — |
1968 | 147 | +12.2% |
1975 | 119 | −19.0% |
1982 | 86 | −27.7% |
1990 | 85 | −1.2% |
1999 | 95 | +11.8% |
2008 | 79 | −16.8% |
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