Pierrefitte (Deux-Sèvres)

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Pierrefitte
Pierrefitte (France)
Pierrefitte
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Le Val de Thouet
Community association Thouarsais
Coordinates 46 ° 55 ′  N , 0 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 55 ′  N , 0 ° 18 ′  W
height 110-168 m
surface 15.91 km 2
Residents 327 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79330
INSEE code

Pierrefitte is a French municipality with 327 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Bressuire and the canton Le Val de Thouet (until 2015: canton Saint-Varent ).

location

Pierrefitte is about 16 kilometers east-northeast of Bressuire . Pierrefitte is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Gemme in the north and northeast, Saint-Varent in the northeast, Glénay in the east, Faye-l'Abbesse in the south and Geay in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 488 445 410 373 294 307 323 343
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Porchaire church
  • Chapel of Tous-les-Saints (All Saints' Day)

Web links

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