- Rochechouart
French commune
nomcommune=Rochechouart
caption=Rochechouart castle|
région=Limousin
département=Haute-Vienne ("sous-préfecture ")
arrondissement=Rochechouart
canton=Rochechouart (chief town)
insee=87126
cp=87600
maire=Jean-Marie Rougier
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=CC du Pays de la Météorite
longitude=0.82167
latitude=45.82389
alt moy=265 m
alt mini=159 m
alt maxi=313 m
km²=53.88sans=3,808
date-sans=2006
dens=68
date-dens=2006Rochechouart ("Rechoard" in
Occitan , earlier "La Ròcha Choard") is a commune ofFrance . It is located in theHaute-Vienne "département", of which it is a "sous-préfecture ". The name of the town comes fromLatin "roca cavardi", which roughly translates as the rock of Cavardus, the lord who had the fortified place built at the beginning of the11th century . More often than not, natives pronounce it IPA2|ʀoˈʃwaʀ, not IPA|ʀɔʃəˈʃwaʀ] .Demographic evolution
* 1962: 4.093
* 1968: 4.059
* 1975: 4.196
* 1982: 4.053
* 1990: 3.985
* 1999: 3.667
* 2006: 3.808Inhabitants are known as "Rochechouartais".
Places of interest
The
Rochechouart crater is named after the city, and covers part of it.The
Château de Rochechouart was build in the13th century .ee also
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Communes of the Haute-Vienne department References
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon
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