Roquefort, Landes Explained

Roquefort
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Roquefort (Landes).svg
Arrondissement:Mont-de-Marsan
Canton:Haute Lande Armagnac
Insee:40245
Postal Code:40120
Mayor:François Hubert[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:44.0342°N -0.3214°W
Elevation Min M:49
Elevation Max M:95
Area Km2:12.12

Roquefort (in French pronounced as /ʁɔkfɔʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Ròcahòrt) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[2]

Transport

Between 1907 and 1934, Roquefort was the terminus of the 121NaN1 long gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes railway line from Lencouacq.[3] Roquefort station provided an interchange with the of the Chemin de Fer du Midi.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM40245-roquefort INSEE commune file
  3. Book: Davies, W. J. K. . Minor Railways of France . Plateway Press . East Harling . 2000 . 195 . 1-871980-45-3.