Roches, Creuse
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Roches | |
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 The church in Roches | |
Location of Roches  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°17′02″N 2°00′02″E / 46.2839°N 2.0006°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Bonnat |
| Intercommunality | CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Thevenet[1] |
Area 1 | 25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 371 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23162 /23270 |
| Elevation | 365–566 m (1,198–1,857 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Roches (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ] ⓘ; Occitan: Ròcas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 458 | — |
| 1968 | 535 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 484 | −9.5% |
| 1982 | 463 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 420 | −9.3% |
| 1999 | 389 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | 397 | +2.1% |
