La Rochette (Hautes-Alpes)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Gap | |
| Canton | Chorges | |
| Community association | Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 36 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
| height | 779-1,631 m | |
| surface | 10.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 466 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 05000 | |
| INSEE code | 05124 | |
 Landscape of La Rochette |
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La Rochette is a French municipality with 466 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Chorges and the Vallée de l'Avance municipal association .
geography
La Rochette is located in the Luye valley at the foot of the Puy de Manse mountain in the Écrins massif , 7.4 kilometers northeast of Gap , between the canton's capital La Bâtie-Neuve in the southeast and the neighboring municipality of Forest-Saint-Julien in the northwest. The Luye rises at La Bâtie-Neuve. The districts are at different heights. The lieux-dits ("place that is called ...") Manse-Vieille, Le Puy and Les Moutas are located in the mountains north of the town center, the lieux-dits Le Village (town center) and Les Guérins are above the valley but am At the foot of the Puy de Manse, the hamlets of Pont-Sarrazin and Petit Larra are located south of the town center in the Luye valley. Accordingly, the climate in the northern and central districts is cold in winter, there is a lot of snow and the bise blows frequently, in the valley of the Luye the climate is milder and corresponds to that of Gap.
history
La Rochette was already settled in Gallo-Roman times (52 BC to 486). The place Ictodurum was probably in Manse-Vieille. This theory is confirmed by finds from Gallo-Roman graves in Manse-Vieille. In the vicinity of the place was another lieu-dit with the name Route Soubeyrane (about "highest road"), which was mentioned in 1591 in a document. That could also be an indication. Ictodurum was on the Via Domitia halfway between Vapincum (Gap) and Caturigomagus ( Chorges ). Other theories relocate Ictodurum to La Bâtie-Vieille , La Bâtie-Neuve or even to Avançon .
The place name first appeared in a document in the 14th century as Rocheta , which in the Provencal language describes a small fortification.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| 276 | 282 | 314 | 368 | 397 | 375 | 375 | 469 |
Attractions
On a steep slope called Chapeau de Napoléon (Napoleon's hat) stands the ruins of Auriac Castle from the 12th century.
Web links
- La Rochette in the Base Mémpoire des Ministère de la Culture (French)
- La Rochette on the official website of the CC Vallée de l'Avance (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Rochette on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved March 5, 2010
- ^ Joseph Roman: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Hautes-Alpes comprenant les noms de lieu anciens et modern . Imprimerie nationale, Paris 1884, p. XXI (French, from archive.org [accessed March 5, 2010]).
- ^ William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Walton & Maberly, London 1854, p. 13 (in English, from archive.org [accessed March 5, 2010]).
- ↑ VR36 on Itinéraires romains en France (French) Retrieved March 5, 2010
- ↑ Johann Samuelersch, JG Gruber: General encyclopedia of the sciences and arts in alphabetical order by named writers . tape 15 . JFGleditsch, Leipzig 1826, p. 398 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Ernest Nègre: Toponymie générale de la France . tape 1 . Librairie Droz, 1990, ISBN 978-2-600-02884-4 , pp. 88 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).