Roquessels

Roquessels
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°33′10″N 3°13′27″E / 43.5528°N 3.2242°E / 43.5528; 3.2242Coordinates: 43°33′10″N 3°13′27″E / 43.5528°N 3.2242°E / 43.5528; 3.2242
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marcel Buisson
Area 1	89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	100
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34234 /34320
Elevation	138–440 m (453–1,444 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquessels (Languedocien: Ròcacèls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population[]

Inhabitants of Roquessels are called Roquesselois

Winemaking[]

Roquessels is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.

Sights[]

Above the village stands the ruined mediaeval castle, the Château de Roquessels. The castle chapel still stands and is a listed historic site.

See also[]

• Communes of the Hérault department

References[]

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