Pierres (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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 The Boisricheux Observatory in Pierres | |
Location of Pierres  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°35′31″N 1°34′04″E / 48.5919°N 1.5678°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Épernon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Morin[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,780 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28298 /28130 |
| Elevation | 95–159 m (312–522 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
With the neighbouring commune of Maintenon, they form an urban satellite of Paris of 7,143 inhabitants (2018).[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 853 | — |
| 1975 | 1,301 | +6.22% |
| 1982 | 1,965 | +6.07% |
| 1990 | 2,398 | +2.52% |
| 1999 | 2,691 | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 2,730 | +0.18% |
| 2012 | 2,835 | +0.76% |
| 2017 | 2,783 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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