Roquefort, Landes

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Roquefort

(2020–2026) François Hubert^[1]Area

12.12 km² (4.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,957 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

40245 /40120

Elevation49–95 m (161–312 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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.

References

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