Pierrefort (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfɔʁ]; Auvergnat: Pèirafòrt) is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne region in south-central France.

[3] It is situated in the south of the département, approximately 100 km south of Clermont-Ferrand and 25 km south-west of Saint-Flour.

Pierrefort has cold winters characterised by heavy snowfall whilst summer temperatures often reach 30 °C.

Recently the period between May and August has been very dry.

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