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.
History
The lords of Pierrefonds in the Middle Ages were:
- Nivelon I (1047–1073)
- Nivelon II (1073–1102)
- Dreux (1102–1160)
- Nivelon III (1160–1161)
- Agatha (1161–1192)
- Conon, Count of Soissons (1161–1182), her husband
- Gaucher III of Châtillon (1192–1193), her cousin
Pierrefonds was sold to the crown in 1193.
Demography
| 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 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Theodore Evergates, The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100–1300 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), pp. 231, 239–240.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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