Pierrefitte, Creuse

Pierrefitte
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Pierrefitte
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Coordinates: 46°08′49″N 2°14′01″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Gouzon
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Confluence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Hélène Chardin[1]
Area ^1	6.4 km^2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	68
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23152 /23130
Elevation	380–422 m (1,247–1,385 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierrefitte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfit] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Peirafita) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A small farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the Voueize river, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Guéret, at the junction of the D65 and the D55.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	131	—
1968	147	+12.2%
1975	119	−19.0%
1982	86	−27.7%
1990	85	−1.2%
1999	95	+11.8%
2008	79	−16.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.