Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais

Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Community association	Pays de Falaise
Coordinates	48 ° 54 '  N , 0 ° 23'  W Coordinates: 48 ° 54 '  N , 0 ° 23'  W
height	43-300 m
surface	10.72 km 2
Residents	257 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14690
INSEE code	14501
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church

Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais ( pronunciation ^{? / I} ) is a French municipality with 257 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Falaise (until 2015: canton of Falaise-Nord ).

Neighboring communities

Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais borders on the following municipalities:

Saint-Omer	Meslay	Bonnœil
La Pommeraye		Tréprel
Cossesseville	Pont-d'Ouilly	Pont-d'Ouilly

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	301	305	279	285	237	233	247	260
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

The canopy with the altar

• Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 18th century, classified as a cultural asset ; a canopy and altar inside from the 17th century has been classified separately as a monument historique since 1908
• Castle from the 17th century, cultural
• numerous houses and farms from the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries, which are also designated as cultural assets

Web links

Commons : Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Canopy and altar in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ^ Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
4. ↑ Houses and farms in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)