La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite
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La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite La Ròca |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Tarn et Causses | |
| Community association | Millau Grands Causses | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 8 ' N , 3 ° 13' E | |
| height | 385-909 m | |
| surface | 49.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 182 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12100 | |
| INSEE code | 12204 | |
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite ( Occitan La Ròca ) is a French commune with 182 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department and in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the canton of Tarn et Causses (until 2015 Peyreleau ) and the arrondissement of Millau . The inhabitants are called Roquelois .
location
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite is located about eleven kilometers east-northeast of Millau . The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park . La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Cresse in the north and north-west, Peyreleau in the north, Saint-André-de-Vézines in the north and north-east, Lanuéjols in the east, Revens in the east and south-east, Nant in the south and Millau in the South and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 211 | 142 | 158 | 145 | 144 | 172 | 195 | 188 |
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Attractions
- Menhir
- Notre-Dame-des-Treilles church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1927
- chapel
- 17th century castle
- Rock formations Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
Notre-Dame-des-Treilles church
Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
