Rocquefort
Commune in Normandy, France
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Rocquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Rocquefort | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rocquefort | |
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| Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 0°41′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Yvetot Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Leborgne[1] |
Area 1 | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 318 |
| • Density | 59.3/km2 (154/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76531 /76640 |
| Elevation | 76–146 m (249–479 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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 : Or, 2 hammers and a lion gules, and on a chief indented azure, a comet argent.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 209 | −1.96% |
| 1982 | 227 | +1.19% |
| 1990 | 250 | +1.21% |
| 1999 | 270 | +0.86% |
| 2007 | 316 | +1.99% |
| 2012 | 320 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 315 | −0.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
