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Pierrefonds, Oise

Coordinates: 49°21′06″N 2°58′53″E / 49.3517°N 2.9813°E / 49.3517; 2.9813
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Pierrefonds
Château de Pierrefonds
Coat of arms of Pierrefonds
Location of Pierrefonds
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Pierrefonds is located in France
Pierrefonds
Pierrefonds
Pierrefonds is located in Hauts-de-France
Pierrefonds
Pierrefonds
Coordinates: 49°21′06″N 2°58′53″E / 49.3517°N 2.9813°E / 49.3517; 2.9813
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementCompiègne
CantonCompiègne-2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Demouy[1]
Area
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22.32 km2 (8.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,882
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60491 /60350
Elevation55–144 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.

Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a commune in the French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France, northern France, known for its Château de Pierrefonds.

History

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The lords of Pierrefonds in the Middle Ages were:

Pierrefonds was sold to the crown in 1193.[3]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,531—    
19751,474−0.54%
19821,376−0.98%
19901,548+1.48%
19991,945+2.57%
20091,969+0.12%
20141,860−1.13%
20201,877+0.15%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Theodore Evergates, The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100–1300 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), pp. 231, 239–240.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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