Pierrefort

Pierrefort (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfɔʁ]; Auvergnat: Pèirafòrt) is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne region in south-central France.^[3]

Pierrefort
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Pierrefort
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Coordinates: 44°55′21″N 2°50′19″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Saint-Flour-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Mathieu[1]
Area 1	24.59 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	891
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15152 /15230
Elevation	600–1,400 m (2,000–4,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated in the south of the département, approximately 100 km south of Clermont-Ferrand and 25 km south-west of Saint-Flour.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,090	—
1975	1,131	+0.53%
1982	1,091	−0.51%
1990	1,017	−0.87%
1999	1,002	−0.16%
2007	921	−1.05%
2012	909	−0.26%
2017	897	−0.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

Climate

Pierrefort has cold winters characterised by heavy snowfall whilst summer temperatures often reach 30 °C. Recently the period between May and August has been very dry.

Economy

• Agriculture and breeding (predominantly bovine)
• Craft industry; carpentry, house renovation, garden planning, design and maintenance.
• Service industries supporting summer and winter tourism.

Notable people

• Jean Todt (born 1946), motor sport executive

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department