Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais

Coordinates: 48°54′14″N 0°23′12″W / 48.9039°N 0.3867°W / 48.9039; -0.3867
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Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
The church in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
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Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais is located in France
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais is located in Normandy
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
Coordinates: 48°54′14″N 0°23′12″W / 48.9039°N 0.3867°W / 48.9039; -0.3867
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Samuel Courvallet[1]
Area
1
10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
240
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14501 /14690
Elevation43–300 m (141–984 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfit ɑ̃ sɛ̃ɡlɛ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography[edit]

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]


The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Boissaye, Le Tilleul and Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais.[4]

The commune has six streams running through it The Langot, The Grand Etang, The Orival, The Val la Here, La Mesliere and La Vallee des Vaux.

The town lies 13 miles from the foot of the hill St. Clair, which rises to 306 meters.


Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962301—    
1968305+1.3%
1975279−8.5%
1982285+2.2%
1990237−16.8%
1999233−1.7%
2008250+7.3%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais · 14690, France". Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais · 14690, France.