Pierres (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Pierres | |
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Commune | |
The Boisricheux Observatory in Pierres | |
Location of Pierres ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°35′31″N 1°34′04″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Arrondissement | Chartres |
Canton | Épernon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Morin[1] |
Area 1 | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
Population | 2,756 |
• Density | 260/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28298 /28130 |
Elevation | 95–159 m (312–522 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
With the neighbouring commune of Maintenon, they form an urban satellite of Paris of 7,143 inhabitants (2018).[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 837 | — |
1968 | 853 | +1.9% |
1975 | 1,301 | +52.5% |
1982 | 1,965 | +51.0% |
1990 | 2,398 | +22.0% |
1999 | 2,691 | +12.2% |
2008 | 2,715 | +0.9% |
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