Roques, Gers

Roques
Commune
The church and surroundings in Roques
The church and surroundings in Roques
Location of Roques
Map
Roques is located in France
Roques
Roques
Roques is located in Occitanie
Roques
Roques
Coordinates: 43°50′55″N 0°17′49″E / 43.8486°N 0.2969°E / 43.8486; 0.2969
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonFezensac
IntercommunalityArtagnan en Fézensac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierrette Ménal[1]
Area
1
8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
105
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32351 /32310
Elevation91–195 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.

Roques (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk]; Occitan: Ròcas) also referred to as Roques-du-Gers is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

It sits on a high ridge above the surrounding countryside approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Condom.

Roques and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962157—    
1968143−8.9%
1975125−12.6%
1982135+8.0%
1990130−3.7%
1999120−7.7%
2008120+0.0%
201496−20.0%
[3] —    

Personalities

It was home to American architectural scholar, Norval White.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire − Commune de Roques (32351) - Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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