Roquefort, Landes

Roquefort
Commune
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Location of Roquefort
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Coordinates: 44°02′03″N 0°19′17″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Haute Lande Armagnac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Hubert[1]
Area ^1	12.12 km^2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,957
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40245 /40120
Elevation	49–95 m (161–312 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Ròcahòrt) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,170	—
1975	2,112	−0.39%
1982	1,828	−2.04%
1990	1,821	−0.05%
1999	1,894	+0.44%
2009	1,908	+0.07%
2014	1,867	−0.43%
2020	1,927	+0.53%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

Between 1907 and 1934, Roquefort was the terminus of the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes railway line from Lencouacq.[5] Roquefort station provided an interchange with the Marmande to Mont-de-Marsan railway line [fr] of the Chemin de Fer du Midi.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-871980-45-3.