Rocquefort
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Rocquefort
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Rocquefort
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Fontaine-le-Dun |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de Caux |
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| Elevation | 76–146 m (249–479 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 312 (2006) |
| - Density | 58 /km2 (150 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76531/ 76640 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 0°41′50″E / 49.6667°N 0.6972°E
Rocquefort is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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Geography
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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The arms of Rocquefort are blazoned : |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 234 | 240 | 209 | 227 | 25 0 | 270 | 312 |
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Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth-century chapel.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
- A feudal motte.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (French)
- Rocquefort on the Quid website (French)
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