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Roquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ] (listen); Occitan: Ròcahòrt) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[2]

Roquefort
Commune
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort
Roquefort
Roquefort
Coordinates: 44°02′03″N 0°19′17″W
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. 2019)[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.

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.[3] Roquefort station provided an interchange with the Marmande to Mont-de-Marsan railway line [fr] of the Chemin de Fer du Midi.


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. INSEE commune file
  3. Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-871980-45-3.
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