Roques, Gers
Commune in Occitania, France
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Roques (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk]; Occitan: Ròcas) also referred to as Roques-du-Gers is a commune in Gers, a department in southwestern France.
Roques | |
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The church and surroundings in Roques | |
 Location of Roques | |
  Roques Location within France  Roques Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′55″N 0°17′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | Fezensac |
| Intercommunality | Artagnan en Fézensac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierrette Ménal[1] |
Area 1 | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 103 |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32351 /32310 |
| Elevation | 91–195 m (299–640 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
It sits on a high ridge above the surrounding countryside about 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Condom.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 143 | — |
| 1975 | 125 | −1.90% |
| 1982 | 135 | +1.11% |
| 1990 | 130 | −0.47% |
| 1999 | 120 | −0.89% |
| 2007 | 120 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 99 | −3.77% |
| 2017 | 104 | +0.99% |
| 2023 | 103 | −0.16% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
It was home to American architectural scholar Norval White.
