Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte | |
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 The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pierrelatte | |
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Location of Pierrelatte  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 4°41′47″E / 44.3783°N 4.6964°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Le Tricastin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Gallu[1] |
| Area 1 | 49.56 km2 (19.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 13,799 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26235 /26700 |
| Elevation | 46–61 m (151–200 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pierrelatte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁlat]; Occitan: Pèiralata) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the enriched uranium existing in the world, used both for civil and military purposes.[3]
Population
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Personalities
[edit]- Jean Aurenche, screenwriter (1903-1992)
- Cédric Séguin, fencer (born 1973)
- David Guerrier, classical trumpeter (born 1984)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Franco Fabiani (14 April 1987). "Nucleare: anche la Francia trema" [Nuclear energy: the France trembles]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Paris.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pierrelatte, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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