Saint-Roch

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Saint-Roch
Coat of arms of Saint-Roch
Saint-Roch (France)
Saint-Roch
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Quinone
Canton Château-Renault
Community association Gâtine et Choisilles-Pays de Racan
Coordinates 47 ° 27 '  N , 0 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '  N , 0 ° 35'  E
height 78-113 m
surface 4.75 km 2
Residents 1,255 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 264 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 37390
INSEE code
Website http://www.saint-roch.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Roch

Saint-Roch is a French commune with 1,255 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chinon and the canton of Château-Renault (until 2015: canton of Neuillé-Pont-Pierre ). The inhabitants are called Rochiens .

geography

Saint-Roch is about ten kilometers northwest of Tours . Saint-Roch is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Semblançay in the north, Charentilly in the east and north-east, Fondettes in the south and east, Luynes in the west and south-west and Pernay in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 240 223 257 535 853 871 1,168 1,278
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 11th century church
  • Le Tremblay Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1038-1039.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Roch (Indre-et-Loire)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files