Roquefort, Landes

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Roquefort
Commune
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Coat of arms of Roquefort
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort
Roquefort is located in France
Roquefort
Roquefort
Coordinates: 44°02′03″N 0°19′17″W / 44.0342°N 0.3214°W / 44.0342; -0.3214Coordinates: 44°02′03″N 0°19′17″W / 44.0342°N 0.3214°W / 44.0342; -0.3214
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonHaute Lande Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Hubert
Area
1
12.12 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,898
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40245 /40120
Elevation49–95 m (161–312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ] (About this soundlisten); Occitan: Ròcahòrt) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,350—    
18061,325−1.9%
18211,343+1.4%
18311,601+19.2%
18411,721+7.5%
18511,774+3.1%
18611,745−1.6%
18721,732−0.7%
18811,787+3.2%
18911,685−5.7%
19011,614−4.2%
19111,582−2.0%
YearPop.±%
19211,469−7.1%
19311,568+6.7%
19461,750+11.6%
19541,938+10.7%
19622,108+8.8%
19682,170+2.9%
19752,112−2.7%
19821,828−13.4%
19901,821−0.4%
19991,894+4.0%
20081,920+1.4%
20131,855−3.4%

Transport[]

Between 1907 and 1934, Roquefort was the terminus of the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes railway line from Lencouacq.[2] Roquefort station provided an interchange with the  [fr] of the Chemin de Fer du Midi.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1 871980 45 3.



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