- His story:
- The village's name probably derives from the Latin petra (rock) and Fons (Fountain), or stone fountains. About 2,000 currently reside Pétrifontains this county on the edge of the forest of Compiegne, France third forest of France.
- The existence of Pierrefonds is attested for the first time in the 11th century. She belonged to the powerful lord Nivelon I, whose authority extends from Soissons to Bourget: 200 villages are under its jurisdiction so. It passes into the area of the crown under Philip Augustus, who confirmed his communal charter. Its history and its development are then directly correlated to the castle. Built for Louis d'Orleans, brother of King Charles VI, in the late 14th century, the castle is experiencing a turbulent history until it was dismantled under Louis XIII. The ruins dominate the village for more than two centuries. In 1857, Napoleon decides the third restoration, he entrusted the construction to Viollet-le-Duke.
- But what are the sources discovered ten years earlier that ensure Pierrefonds development and notoriety fast. In 1846, Mr. Deflubé remark at various points in its fleet a sulphurous smell and several threads of water and bleach in the air covering the sulfur plant. Water samples are then collected and analyzed, and their study confirms their properties sulphurous. They are known for treating diseases of the respiratory organs, joint pains and skin diseases. Mr Deflubé changed his property spa. The waters are administered in different forms: in drinks, baths and showers, and respiratory inhalation. Hotel des Bains was mainly composed of treatment rooms and breathing, game rooms, rest and play, a casino, a restaurant. The spa has been increasingly successful, helped by the construction of the station until the early 20th century. His attendance declines with the approach of the First World War, during which he is transformed into a military hospital.
- The big names Pierrefonds:
- Adolphe Clément-Bayard (Pierrefonds 1855 - Paris 1928): Industrial and French engineer. After considering the manufacture of bicycles, including racing models, it sponsors the company of Ets Levassor. In 1901, he produced a car on the plans of the commander Krebs. His first cars were called "Bayard" because he sold his name of Clement, with the ownership of its factories to build bicycles. Later, he obtained permission to use her name again, and it is Clement Bayard cars that appear in France in 1903 after being associated with Talbot in England. In 1909, he constructed an airship, which performs at 6:45, the route Compiegne - London (340 km).
- Carlo Bugatti Carlo Bugatti (born February 16, 1856 in Milan - died in April 1940 Molsheim) was a decorator, architect, designer and manufacturer of furniture, models, silverware, musical instruments, Italian. Father of Rembrandt Bugatti, animal sculptor, and Ettore Bugatti, the car manufacturer Bugatti retired at Pierrefonds in 1910, he was mayor common during the First World War.
- Séverine Remy or Caroline Caroline said Severine Remy (Paris 1855 - Pierrefonds 1929). Woman of Letters, Secretary of Jules Valles, she became his ardent disciple. Severine is buried in the cemetery of Pierrefonds. The house where she moved is located opposite the station, the street that bears his name.
- Michel Zevaco (Ajaccio 1860 - Eaubonne 1918): French writer. In the tradition of Paul Feval and Paul de Kock, he wrote many novels swashbuckling (The Pardaillan in 1907, and Buridan 1911). He lived in Pierrefonds from 1900 to 1917.
