La Rochette (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)

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La Rochette
Coat of arms of La Rochette
La Rochette (France)
La Rochette
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Castellane
Canton Castellane
Community association Alpes Provence Verdon
Coordinates 43 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 53'  E
height 637-1,505 m
surface 18.8 km 2
Residents 70 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 4 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06260
INSEE code

La Rochette

La Rochette is a French municipality with 70 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Castellane in the arrondissement of Castellane .

geography

The village is 850  m above sea level. The neighboring municipalities are Entrevaux in the north, Puget-Théniers (point of contact) and La Penne in the northeast, Saint-Pierre in the east, Sallagriffon in the southeast, Collongues in the south, Amirat in the southwest and Val-de-Chalvagne in the west.

Elevation

  • Pic de Salomon, 1196  m

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2012
Residents 90 74 66 41 48 53 57 62

Attractions

  • Saint-Saturnib Chapel
  • Chapelle d'Avenos, dated 1815, privately owned
  • Fallen memorial
  • Notre-Dame-des-Parans church
  • Away

Web links

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