La Rochette, Charente Explained
| La Rochette |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Angoulême |
| Canton: | Val de Tardoire |
| Insee: | 16282 |
| Postal Code: | 16110 |
| Mayor: | Vincent Ringeade[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | La Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord |
| Coordinates: | 45.8019°N 0.3147°W |
| Elevation M: | 91 |
| Elevation Min M: | 66 |
| Elevation Max M: | 115 |
| Area Km2: | 10.99 |
La Rochette (in French pronounced as /la ʁɔʃɛt/) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
In 2016, an ancient hunter-gatherer that was excavated at La Rochette was found to carry the mtDNA haplogroup M. The Late Pleistocene specimen was dated to 28,000 years ago.[2]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
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