Pierrelatte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁlat]; Occitan: Pèiralata) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the enriched uranium existing in the world, used both for civil and military purposes.[3]
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![]() The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pierrelatte | |
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Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 4°41′47″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Nyons |
Canton | Le Tricastin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Gallu[1] |
Area 1 | 49.56 km2 (19.14 sq mi) |
Population | 13,510 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26235 /26700 |
Elevation | 46–61 m (151–200 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
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