Roquebrune (Gers)

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Roquebrune
Ròcabruna
Roquebrune (France)
Roquebrune
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Also
Canton Fezensac
Community association Artagnan de Fezensac
Coordinates 43 ° 43 '  N , 0 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 43 '  N , 0 ° 18'  E
height 115-215 m
surface 18.41 km 2
Residents 213 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32190
INSEE code 32346
Website http://mairie.roquebrune.free.fr/

Roquebrune ( Gaskognisch Ròcabruna ) is a French commune with 213 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Auch and the canton of Fezensac . Roquebrune is also a member of the Artagnan de Fezensac community association founded in 2003 . The inhabitants are called Roquebrunois (es) .

location

Roquebrune is located east of the Guiroue on a hill. The village and numerous small settlements and farmsteads belong to the community. The place is around 24 kilometers northwest of the small town Auch in the center of the Gers department. The city of Tarbes is around 57 kilometers south-south-west.

history

Around 60 years ago a stone ax from the Neolithic Age was unearthed near today's school. Further evidence of settlement from Gallo-Roman times are the Pile de Montjoie , remains of a Roman villa and a tumulus. After that, the place disappeared into the darkness of history for centuries. Today's community was founded in 1343. In the Middle Ages, the place changed hands several times. The community belonged to the district of Auch from 1793 to 1801. It has been part of the Auch arrondissement since 1801. From 1793 to 2015 the municipality belonged to the canton of Vic-Fezensac (sometimes called Vic-sur-Losse).

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1831 1846 1861 1906 1911 1946 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 678 684 644 714 607 626 506 378 342 309 274 235 190 197 187 193 200
Sources: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area

Attractions

  • Château de Pujos castle (16th century), a historic monument since 1978
  • Sainte-Catherine village church
  • Pile de Montjoie burial site from Gallo-Roman times, a monument historique since 1925
  • Calvary in front of the church
  • Lamanse Chapel
  • Wayside cross of Jeanfaou
  • Wayside cross near Cahuzac
  • Lavoir (wash house) east of the village
  • Memorial to the Fallen

Web links

Commons : Roquebrune  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pictures of the sights
  2. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  3. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  4. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen