Pierrefitte, Creuse

Pierrefitte
Coat of arms of Pierrefitte Coat of arms
Pierrefitte
Location within Limousin region Pierrefitte
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Jarnages
Intercommunality	Carrefour des Quatre Provinces
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie Hélène Chardin
Area1	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	79
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pierrefitte is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Pierrefitte on the Quid website (French)