Roquessels

Roquessels
Commune
A general view of Roquessels

Coat of arms
Roquessels
Location within Occitanie region
Roquessels
Coordinates: 43°33′10″N 3°13′27″E / 43.5528°N 3.2242°E / 43.5528; 3.2242Coordinates: 43°33′10″N 3°13′27″E / 43.5528°N 3.2242°E / 43.5528; 3.2242
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Béziers
Canton Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marcel Buisson
Area1 89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 129
 • Density 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 34234 /34320
Elevation 138–440 m (453–1,444 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Roquessels is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962110—    
1968112+1.8%
1975115+2.7%
198297−15.7%
1990123+26.8%
1999123+0.0%
2008129+4.9%

Inhabitants of Roquessels are called Roquesselois

Winemaking

Roquessels is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.

Sights

Above the village stands the ruined mediaeval castle, the Château de Roquessels. The castle chapel still stands and is a listed historic site.

See also

References

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