Pierre-Buffière
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Condat-sur-Vienne | |
| Community association | Briance Sud Haute Vienne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 1 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 240-374 m | |
| surface | 5.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,157 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 201 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87260 | |
| INSEE code | 87119 | |
Pierre-Buffière is a French village with 1,157 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Limoges and the canton of Pierre-Buffière .
Neighboring municipalities of Pierre-Buffière are Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval in the north-east, Vicq-sur-Breuilh in the south-east, Saint-Jean-Ligoure in the south-west, Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses in the west and Le Vigen in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 | 
| Residents | 1,118 | 1,237 | 1,237 | 1,156 | 1,066 | 1.106 | 1,131 | 1,158 | 
Attractions
- Sainte-Croix church, built in 1061, rebuilt in the 13th and 18th centuries
 - Hôtel des Trois-Anges, coaching inn from the 16th century
 
Personalities
- Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835) was born in Pierre-Buffière
 - Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749–1791) spent a large part in Pierre-Buffière and Saint-Bonnet-Briance