Pierrefonds, Oise

Pierrefonds (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfɔ̃]) is a commune in the French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France, northern France, known for its Château de Pierrefonds.

Pierrefonds
Commune
Château de Pierrefonds
Coat of arms
Location of Pierrefonds
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Coordinates: 49°21′06″N 2°58′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Compiègne
Canton	Compiègne-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Demouy[1]
Area 1	22.32 km2 (8.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,888
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60491 /60350
Elevation	55–144 m (180–472 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The lords of Pierrefonds in the Middle Ages were:

• Nivelon I [fr] (1047–1073)
• Nivelon II [fr] (1073–1102)
• Dreux (1102–1160)^[3]
• Nivelon III (1160–1161)^[3]
• Agatha (1161–1192)^[3]
  • Conon, Count of Soissons (1161–1182), her husband^[3]
• Gaucher III of Châtillon (1192–1193), her cousin^[3]

Pierrefonds was sold to the crown in 1193.^[3]

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,531	—
1975	1,474	−0.54%
1982	1,376	−0.98%
1990	1,548	+1.48%
1999	1,945	+2.57%
2009	1,969	+0.12%
2014	1,860	−1.13%
2020	1,877	+0.15%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Oise department