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Roquefort-Les-Pins (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɔkfɔʁ le pɛ̃]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt lei Pins) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Roquefort-les-Pins
Commune
Ruins of the chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort-les-Pins
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Coordinates: 43°39′59″N 7°03′05″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Villeneuve-Loubet
Intercommunality	CA Sophia Antipolis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Rossi[1]
Area 1	21.53 km2 (8.31 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	7,183
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06105 /06330
Elevation	20–362 m (66–1,188 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Economy and industry

Shops: grocery stores, hair salons, office, pharmacies, newsagents, hardware, nursery. Industry: personal services. Hotels and restaurants. Petrol stations. Real estate agencies, expert surveyor. Medical center, dentist, podiatrist, speech therapists, nurses. Post office (La Poste). College, Primary School and nursery care. Religious private school. Cinema. Library. Hall. Stables. Sports center (large multi-sport gym hall, skate park) . assorted associations and clubs. Firefighters and police. Football and tennis club with artificial pitches and courts.

Situation and development

The village is situated between 200 and 300 metres above sea level. Roquefort-Les-Pins is surrounded by a pine forest and rocky landscape, making it a picturesque Cote D'azur village. The river Miagne is situated to the north of the commune, running parallel to the D7 national road. The commune is cut into 4 zones expanding from the center: A heavily forested zone, a sparsely populated zone, a moderately populated zone and a densely populated zone.

During the past decade, to help satisfy a growing population, the town has invested in several new developments and improvements to community services and buildings, these include:

-extension and renovation of the primary school -creating a sports complex (stadium, tennis courts) -creating a sports area (track, basketball court) -establishment of a college -creation of a skate park -creation of a town centre (in progress) -implementation of social housing -development of a village centre with housing (in progress) -creation of a health centre (planned) -expansion of the town hall (in progress) -beautification of the main axis -reconstruction of the fire station (planned) -modernisation of the canteen

Public transport

The town is served by various bus lines that lead to nearby villages such as Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1851 812 —     1936 477 −0.62% 1962 1,123 +3.35% 1968 1,575 +5.80% 1975 2,507 +6.87% 1982 3,432 +4.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 4,714 +4.05% 1999 5,239 +1.18% 2007 6,175 +2.08% 2012 6,222 +0.15% 2017 6,762 +1.68%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

External links

• Mairie website

На других языках

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[de] Roquefort-les-Pins

Roquefort-les-Pins ist eine Gemeinde im Südosten Frankreichs im Département Alpes-Maritimes (06) der Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur mit 7183 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019). Sehenswert ist das Schloss, das noch aus Römerzeiten stammt, in dem sich die Bewohner gegen die feindlichen Truppen von Saint-Paul-de-Vence verteidigt haben.

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- [en] Roquefort-les-Pins

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[es] Roquefort-les-Pins

Roquefort-les-Pins es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, departamento de Alpes Marítimos, en el distrito de Grasse y cantón de Le Bar-sur-Loup.

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[ru] Рокфор-ле-Пен

Рокфо́р-ле-Пин

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