La Rocque
Part of Valdallière in Normandy, France
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La Rocque (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.[2]
La Rocque | |
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Part of Valdallière | |
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 Location of La Rocque | |
  La Rocque  La Rocque | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′24″N 0°40′27″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Valdallière |
Area 1 | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 83 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14410 |
| Elevation | 169–226 m (554–741 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 125 | — |
| 1968 | 115 | −8.0% |
| 1975 | 104 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 84 | −19.2% |
| 1990 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 95 | +6.7% |
Personalities
- Colonel François de La Rocque (1885–1946), French leader of Croix-de-feu
