Pierrefort
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Pierrefort Pèirafòrt |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Canton | Saint-Flour-2 | |
| Community association | Saint-Flour Community | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 55 ' N , 2 ° 50' E | |
| height | 730-1,115 m | |
| surface | 24.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 897 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15230 | |
| INSEE code | 15152 | |
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Pierre Fort ( Occitan : Pèirafòrt ) is a commune with 897 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cantal in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Flour and the canton of Saint-Flour-2 (until 2015: canton of Pierrefort ). The inhabitants are called Pierrefortais .
geography
Pierrefort is located south of the Monts du Cantal mountain range , about 29 kilometers east of Aurillac . The neighboring communities of Pierrefort are Brezons in the north and north-west, Cézens in the north and north-east, Gourdièges in the east, Sainte-Marie in the east and south-east, Paulhenc in the south and Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,067 | 1,090 | 1,131 | 1,091 | 1,017 | 1.002 | 932 | 914 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- old fortifications
- Planchis Chapel and Mill
Personalities
- Jean Todt (* 1946), entrepreneur, automobile racing driver and Formula 1 team boss, President of the FIA
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the French commune of Sainte-Marie-de-Ré in the Charente-Maritime department.
