Pierre Affre was born in 1590 in Béziers, France.
[1] He moved to Toulouse, where he was mentored by Artus Legoust.
He first worked with architect Claude Pacot, with whom he restored a statue of Clémence Isaure on the Capitole de Toulouse.
[1][2] He subsequently worked with architect Jacques Portes.
[1] He also designed two busts with goldsmiths Antoine Guillermy and Bertrand Lacère.