Laroque (Gironde)
| Laroque | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | L'Entre-deux-Mers | |
| Community association | Convergence Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 13-107 m | |
| surface | 2.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 279 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33410 | |
| INSEE code | 33231 | |
Laroque is a French commune in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is located in the catchment area of the city of Bordeaux. While Laroque had 155 inhabitants in 1962, there are currently 279 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
The municipality belongs to the canton of L'Entre-deux-Mers in the Arrondissement of Langon .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2016 |
| Residents | 155 | 342 | 336 | 266 | 253 | 230 | 272 | 281 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Viticulture
Laroque is a wine-growing community; the vineyards belong to the Appellations Premières Côtes de Bordeaux and Cadillac .
Attractions
- Church of Saint-Jean (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Laroque (Gironde) )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 467-468.
Web links
Commons : Laroque - collection of images, videos and audio files
