Pierre-Buffière

Pierre-Buffière

Pierre-Buffière
Administration
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Pierre-Buffière
Intercommunality Braince - Roselle
Mayor Stéphane Patier
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 240–374 m (790–1,227 ft)
Land area1 5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population2 1,142  (2006)
 - Density 199 /km2 (520 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87119/ 87260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pierre-Buffière (Occitan: Pèira Bufiera) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Geography

The village lies on the left bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the northern part of the commune.

Inhabitants are known as Pierre-Buffiérois.

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