Pierrefonds, Oise
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a commune in the French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France, northern France, known for its Château de Pierrefonds.
Pierrefonds | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pierrefonds | |
  Pierrefonds  Pierrefonds | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′06″N 2°58′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Canton | Compiègne-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Florence Demouy[1] |
Area 1 | 22.32 km2 (8.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,877 |
| • Density | 84.09/km2 (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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The lords of Pierrefonds in the Middle Ages were:
- Nivelon I (1047–1073)
- Nivelon II (1073–1102)
- Dreux (1102–1160)[3]
- Nivelon III (1160–1161)[3]
- Agatha (1161–1192)[3]
- Conon, Count of Soissons (1161–1182), her husband[3]
- Gaucher III of Châtillon (1192–1193), her cousin[3]
Pierrefonds was sold to the crown in 1193.[3]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,531 | — |
| 1975 | 1,474 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 1,376 | −0.98% |
| 1990 | 1,548 | +1.48% |
| 1999 | 1,945 | +2.57% |
| 2009 | 1,969 | +0.12% |
| 2014 | 1,860 | −1.13% |
| 2020 | 1,877 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
