commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitai ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
in west-central
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. Inhabitants are known as ''Pierre-Buffiérois''.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the
Briance
The Briance (; oc, Briança) is a long river in the Haute-Vienne ''département'', central France. Its source is at La Croisille-sur-Briance. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Vienne into which it flows between Condat-s ...
, which flows westward through the northern part of the commune. Pierre-Buffière station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.
Gallery
File:Fernand Lagrange - Laurent Seignobos.jpg, Fernand Lagrange
File:Pierre-Buffière - Laurent Seignobos.jpg, War memorial
File:Dupuytren - Laurent Seignobos.jpg, Dupuytren
File:Le pont de Chemin de Fer et en arrière plan l autoroute l'Occitane - panoramio.jpg, Train bridge
File:Hotel des trois anges.jpg, Hotel