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Pierres
Centre-Val de Loirevillage
Total population
2,780
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Pierres, a village in Centre-Val de Loire, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 2,780. Located at 48.590°, 1.567°, Pierres occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. It is grouped under the 24 province in national statistics. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,208 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia4,843
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,495
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,416
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,274
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,237
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,188
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,157
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,766
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here











People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire
- Boisricheux1.7 mi away
- Bailleau-sous-Gallardon5.5 mi away · pop. 1,344
- Poisvilliers7.2 mi away · pop. 449
- Champseru8 mi away · pop. 346
- Marville-Moutiers-Brûlé10 mi away · pop. 985
- Houville-la-Branche10.6 mi away · pop. 409
- Dangers11.4 mi away · pop. 434
- Sainte-Gemme-Moronval12.3 mi away · pop. 1,094
- Tréon12.5 mi away · pop. 1,430
- Marchezais12.7 mi away · pop. 406
- Havelu13.7 mi away · pop. 127
- Berchères-les-Pierres14.1 mi away · pop. 968
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Pierres, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 28298
- Department
- 28
- Region
- 24
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,788
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr