Pierrelatte

Pierrelatte
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pierrelatte
Location of Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte
Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 4°41′47″E / 44.3783°N 4.6964°E / 44.3783; 4.6964
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementNyons
CantonLe Tricastin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Gallu
Area
1
49.56 km2 (19.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
13,909
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26235 /26700
Elevation46–61 m (151–200 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierrelatte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁlat]; Occitan: Pèiralata) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the enriched uranium existing in the world, used both for civil and military purposes.