Roquebrun
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Herault | |
Arrondissement | Beziers | |
Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | |
Community association | Minervois Saint-Ponais Orb-Jaur | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 30 ′ N , 3 ° 2 ′ E | |
height | 56-731 m | |
surface | 39.64 km 2 | |
Residents | 605 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 34460 | |
INSEE code | 34232 | |
Website | https://www.roquebrun.fr/ | |
View of the village from the Orb river |
Roquebrun is a french commune in the Hérault department in the region of Occitania . It has 605 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Roquebrun is located in the Orb valley at an average of 79 meters above sea level. d. M. between the large southern French cities of Toulouse and Montpellier . The place is on the road from Béziers to Olargues and has an area of almost 4000 hectares. The municipality belongs to the Regional Nature Park Haut-Languedoc .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
Residents | 723 | 663 | 569 | 573 | 550 | 576 | 535 | 605 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
wine growing
There is a Mediterranean microclimate in Roquebrun - oranges, lemons, bay leaves and mimosas grow here. The slate soils store liquid and heat equally, which is beneficial for viticulture. The wine-growing is the main source of income. The main grape varieties are Syrah , Grenache , Mourvèdre , Carignan and blanc Grenache . The winemakers undertake to handpick all grapes. The growing area belongs to the Saint Chinian ( AOC ) appellation .
In addition, the Roches Noires red wine is used to make a brandy (40%) that ages in oak barrels for nine years: the Roche Brune XO Eau de vie du Languedoc .
Culture and sights
- Remains and well-preserved donjon of a castle from the Carolingian era (built around the 10th century)
- At the foot of the castle ruins, a Mediterranean botanical garden with over 400 species of trees and plants was created in 1986 .
- medieval mill on the banks of the Orb
Ruins of the donjon from the Carolingian era
Former mill on the Orb River
View of the Orb in Roquebrun
Personalities
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (* 1953) regularly spends his summer holidays in the community.