A pile fabric, comprising: a pile portion that comprises a long pile portion and a short pile portion, wherein an average pile length of the long pile portion differs from an average pile length of the short pile portion by 2 mm or more as measured in accordance with the desciption, characterized in that the long pile portion comprises crimped polyester-based fibers in an amount of 60% by weight or more, the short pile portion comprises crimped polyester-based fibers in an amount of 60% by weight or more, a crimp removal temperature of the crimped polyester-based fibers of the long pile portion is lower than a crimp removal temperature of the crimped polyester-based fibers of the short pile portion, the crimp removal temperature of the crimped polyester-based fibers of the short pile portion is 90 °C or more and 120 °C or less, and each of the crimp removal temperatures indicates a minimum temperature that satisfies the following numerical formula : A − B / A × 100 < 3 % where, in the formula , A represents a length of a fiber bundle of the crimped polyester-based fibers under a load of 4 mg/dtex after the fiber bundle is subjected to dry heat treatment at a predetermined temperature for 60 seconds under a load of 4 mg/dtex, and B represents a length of the fiber bundle of the crimped polyester-based fibers under no load after the fiber bundle is subjected to the dry heat treatment at the predetermined temperature for 60 seconds under a load of 4 mg/dtex. a pile portion that comprises a long pile portion and a short pile portion, wherein an average pile length of the long pile portion differs from an average pile length of the short pile portion by 2 mm or more as measured in accordance with the desciption, characterized in that the long pile portion comprises crimped polyester-based fibers in an amount of 60% by weight or more, the short pile portion comprises crimped polyester-based fibers in an amount of 60% by weight or more, a crimp removal temperature of the crimped polyester-based fibers of the long pile portion is lower than a crimp removal temperature of the crimped polyester-based fibers of the short pile portion, the crimp removal temperature of the crimped polyester-based fibers of the short pile portion is 90 °C or more and 120 °C or less, and each of the crimp removal temperatures indicates a minimum temperature that satisfies the following numerical formula : A − B / A × 100 < 3 % where, in the formula , A represents a length of a fiber bundle of the crimped polyester-based fibers under a load of 4 mg/dtex after the fiber bundle is subjected to dry heat treatment at a predetermined temperature for 60 seconds under a load of 4 mg/dtex, and B represents a length of the fiber bundle of the crimped polyester-based fibers under no load after the fiber bundle is subjected to the dry heat treatment at the predetermined temperature for 60 seconds under a load of 4 mg/dtex. A represents a length of a fiber bundle of the crimped polyester-based fibers under a load of 4 mg/dtex after the fiber bundle is subjected to dry heat treatment at a predetermined temperature for 60 seconds under a load of 4 mg/dtex, and B represents a length of the fiber bundle of the crimped polyester-based fibers under no load after the fiber bundle is subjected to the dry heat treatment at the predetermined temperature for 60 seconds under a load of 4 mg/dtex. <EOS>