Roquettes
Commune in Occitania, France
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Roquettes (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛt]; Occitan: Roquetas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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Roquettes | |
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Roquettes watermill by Eugène de Malbos, around 1840 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Roquettes | |
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| Coordinates: 43°30′00″N 1°22′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Portet-sur-Garonne |
| Intercommunality | Le Muretain Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Capdecomme[1] |
Area 1 | 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,280 |
| • Density | 1,270/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31460 /31120 |
| Elevation | 148–163 m (486–535 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 234 | — |
| 1975 | 493 | +11.23% |
| 1982 | 2,200 | +23.82% |
| 1990 | 2,801 | +3.07% |
| 1999 | 3,285 | +1.79% |
| 2007 | 3,460 | +0.65% |
| 2012 | 4,193 | +3.92% |
| 2017 | 4,049 | −0.70% |
| 2023 | 4,280 | +0.93% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
