Roques (Haute-Garonne)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Portet-sur-Garonne | |
| Community association | Le Muretain Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 31 ' N , 1 ° 23' E | |
| height | 148-164 m | |
| surface | 9.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,550 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 489 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31120 | |
| INSEE code | 31458 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-roques-sur-garonne.fr/ | |
 Mairie Roques |
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Roques is a French commune with 4550 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department and the Occitanie region . The inhabitants are called Roquois, Roquoises .
The municipality is part of the Aire urbaine de Toulouse (extended urban area) and lies on the Garonne . Roques is connected to the French road network by the former Route nationale 125 (now Autoroute A64 ) between Toulouse and Muret , as well as the Route nationale 117 to Spain .
At the site there is a natural gas compression system for gas station deliveries, the community water reservoir consisting of natural ponds and the Center commercial Roques (shopping center with the retail chain E.Leclerc , the furniture store IKEA , and others).
The population increased from 304 (1741) to the current level.
coat of arms
Blasonierung : Stock azurfarbenem field a silver obelisk, flanked by two same-colored cranes, in the top box to the right two superimposed standing silver mouths, on the left halved golden Tolosaner cross flanked by two golden facing lions, in the middle of the corrugated silver central piece a golden chess piece.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1147-1148.
Web links
- Mairie's website (accessed September 3, 2012)