La Rocque
Not to be confused with La Roque.
| La Rocque | |
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Location within Normandy region  La Rocque | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′24″N 0°40′27″W / 48.89°N 0.6742°WCoordinates: 48°53′24″N 0°40′27″W / 48.89°N 0.6742°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Noireau |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Mourice |
| Area1 | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 95 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14539 / 14410 |
| Elevation | 169–226 m (554–741 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Rocque is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 125 | — |
| 1968 | 115 | −8.0% |
| 1975 | 104 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 84 | −19.2% |
| 1990 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 95 | +6.7% |
Personalities
- Colonel François de La Rocque (1885–1946), French political leader.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 13 October 2015 (French)
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