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Pierrefonds is a commune in France, situated within the Oise department and the arrondissement of Compiègne. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region and the canton of Compiègne-2. The town has a population of 2,027, comprising 913 males and 895 females. Its area is 22.32 square kilometers, and it lies at an elevation of 144 meters above sea level.
The commune shares borders with Retheuil, Cuise-la-Motte, Morienval, and Saint-Étienne-Roilaye. It is twinned with Zwingenberg. Pierrefonds received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award. The postal code for the area is 60350.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pierrefonds
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,217
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Oise
- Arrondissement
- Compiègne
- Canton
- Compiègne-2
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Florence Demouy
- Area
- 22.32 km (8.62 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,877
- Density
- 84.09/km (217.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 60491 /60350
- Elevation
- 55–144 m (180–472 ft) , (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pierrefonds
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Compiègne
- Population
- 1877
- Area
- 22.32
- Elevation
- 112
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Vieux-Moulin
- Official website
- www.mairie-pierrefonds.fr
- Image
- Pierrefond Chateau 06.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Zwingenberg
- Commons category
- Pierrefonds
- postal code
- 60350
- associated electoral district
- canton of Compiègne-2
- male population
- 913
- female population
- 895
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-44-42-80-38
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pierrefonds” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.