Rocquefort
Rocquefort | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rocquefort  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 0°41′50″E / 49.6667°N 0.6972°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Yvetot Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Leborgne[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 326 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76531 /76640 |
| Elevation | 76–146 m (249–479 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rocquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography[edit]
A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Le Havre, between the D29 and D131 roads, by the banks of the river Durdent.
Heraldry[edit]
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The arms of Rocquefort are blazoned : Or, 2 hammers and a lion gules, and on a chief indented azure, a comet argent.
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Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 209 | −1.96% |
| 1982 | 227 | +1.19% |
| 1990 | 250 | +1.21% |
| 1999 | 270 | +0.86% |
| 2007 | 316 | +1.99% |
| 2012 | 320 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 315 | −0.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth-century chapel.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
- A feudal motte.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rocquefort.
- Official website (in French)
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