La Rocque
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| local community | Valdallière | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14410 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14539 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Étienne-et-Sainte-Anne church |
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La Rocque ( ) is a former French commune with the last 91 residents (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2016, La Rocque was incorporated into the new municipality of Valdallière as part of a regional reform together with 13 neighboring municipalities .
geography
La Rocque is located in the hill country of Normandy ( French Collines de Normandie ), around 17.5 kilometers east-northeast of Vire-Normandie and 40 kilometers southwest of Caen .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 152 | 302 | 256 | 183 | 144 | 115 | 86 | 91 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne-et-Sainte-Anne church from the 18th century
- La Rocque Castle
Web links
Commons : La Rocque - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ La Rocque - Cassini