Pierrelatte (; oc, Pèiralata) is a
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
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019. 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 southeastern
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 ...
. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the
enriched uranium
Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 (written 235U) has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is composed of three major isotopes: uranium-238 (238 ...
existing in the world, used both for civil and military purposes.
Population
Personalities
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Jean Aurenche
Jean Aurenche (11 September 1904 – 29 September 1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often ...
, screenwriter (1903-1992)
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Cédric Séguin
Cédric Séguin (born 3 April 1973) is a French fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ...
, fencer (born 1973)
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David Guerrier David Guerrier (born 2 December 1984) is a French classical trumpeter and cornet player.
Life
Born in Pierrelatte, Guerrier began his musical studies in 1990 at the Conservatoire du Tricastin first at the piano, then at the age of seven, he began ...
, classical trumpeter (born 1984)
See also
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Communes of the Drôme department
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant
The Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant (french: link=no, Centrale Nucléaire du Tricastin) is a nuclear power plant consisting of 4 pressurized water reactors (PWRs) of CP1 type with 915 MW electrical power output each. The power plant is located i ...]
References
Communes of Drôme
Dauphiné
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