Pierres, Eure-et-Loir (original) (raw)

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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Pierres
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°35′31″N 1°34′04″E / 48.5919°N 1.5678°E / 48.5919; 1.5678
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Chartres
Canton Épernon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Morin[1]
Area1 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.

Pierres (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

With the neighbouring commune of Maintenon, they form an urban satellite of Paris of 7,143 inhabitants (2018).[3]

Historical population

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]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE