Rocquefort | |
|---|---|
Rocquefort Town hall | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Location of Rocquefort | |
Rocquefort Location within France Show map of FranceRocquefort Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′00″N 0°41′50″E / 49.6667°N 0.6972°E / 49.6667; 0.6972 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Yvetot Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Pascal Leborgne1 |
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. | |
Rocquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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
| The arms of Rocquefort are blazoned : Or, 2 hammers and a lion gules, and on a chief indented azure, a comet argent.
|
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023 | 318 | +0.16% |
| Source: INSEE3 | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth-century chapel.
- An eighteenth-century chateau.
- A feudal motte.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
