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Rocquefort

Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 0°41′50″E / 49.6667°N 0.6972°E / 49.6667; 0.6972
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Rocquefort
Coat of arms of Rocquefort
Location of Rocquefort
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Rocquefort is located in France
Rocquefort
Rocquefort
Rocquefort is located in Normandy
Rocquefort
Rocquefort
Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 0°41′50″E / 49.6667°N 0.6972°E / 49.6667; 0.6972
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCC Yvetot Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Leborgne[1]
Area
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5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
326
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76531 /76640
Elevation76–146 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

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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

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Arms of Rocquefort
Arms of Rocquefort
The arms of Rocquefort are blazoned :
Or, 2 hammers and a lion gules, and on a chief indented azure, a comet argent.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968240—    
1975209−1.96%
1982227+1.19%
1990250+1.21%
1999270+0.86%
2007316+1.99%
2012320+0.25%
2017315−0.31%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A nineteenth-century chapel.
  • An eighteenth-century chateau.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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