Roquefort-sur-Garonne
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Roquefort-sur-Garonne Ròcahòrt de Garona |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Cagire Garonne Salad | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 257-561 m | |
| surface | 13.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 794 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31360 | |
| INSEE code | 31457 | |
Roquefort-sur-Garonne ( Occitan Ròcahòrt de Garona ) is a French commune with 794 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Bagnères-de-Luchon (until 2015 Salies-du-Salat ). The inhabitants are called Roquefortains .
location
Roquefort-sur-Garonne is located about 65 kilometers south-southwest of Toulouse on the Garonne , which borders the municipality to the north and west and into which the salad flows here. Roquefort-sur-Garonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities Martres-Tolosane in the north and northeast, Mauran in the northeast, Montclar-de-Comminges and Ausseing in the east, Belbèze-en-Comminges in the southeast, Cassagne in the south, Mazères-sur-Salat in the South and southwest, Saint-Martory in the southwest, Mancioux in the west and Boussens in the northwest.
The A64 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 897 | 988 | 842 | 810 | 806 | 715 | 761 | 794 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Castle ruins
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1473-1474.
