Rocquancourt
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| local community | Castine-en-Plaine | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14540 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14538 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former Mairie of Rocquancourt |
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Rocquancourt ( ) is a village and a former French commune of 959 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Évrecy . The inhabitants are known as Rocquancourtois .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Rocquancourt , Hubert-Folie and Tilly-la-Campagne were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Castine-en-Plaine and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Rocquancourt.
geography
Rocquancourt is about 12 kilometers south of Caen . The village is surrounded by
- Tilly-la-Campagne in the north and north-east,
- Le Castelet with Garcelles-Secqueville in the east and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil in the southeast,
- Fontenay-le-Marmion in the south, south-west, west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 216 | 203 | 219 | 321 | 105 | 506 | 519 | 884 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 296-297.
Web links
Commons : Rocquancourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
