Roquefort-les-Cascades
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Roquefort-les-Cascades (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ le kaskad]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Roquefort-les-Cascades | |
|---|---|
 The La Turasse waterfall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Roquefort-les-Cascades | |
  Roquefort-les-Cascades Location within France  Roquefort-les-Cascades Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′43″N 1°45′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Pays d'Olmes |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Olmes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Cazenave[1] |
Area 1 | 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 80 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Roquefortiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09250 /09300 |
| Elevation | 433–880 m (1,421–2,887 ft) (avg. 465 m or 1,526 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Roquefort-les-Cascades are called Roquefortiens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 115 | — |
| 1975 | 99 | −2.12% |
| 1982 | 105 | +0.84% |
| 1990 | 114 | +1.03% |
| 1999 | 107 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 101 | −0.72% |
| 2012 | 95 | −1.22% |
| 2017 | 91 | −0.86% |
| 2023 | 80 | −2.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
