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Rochechouart
Rechoard (Occitan) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Rochechouart castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rochechouart  | |
  Rochechouart  Rochechouart | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′26″N 0°49′18″E / 45.8239°N 0.8217°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Rochechouart |
| Canton | Rochechouart |
| Intercommunality | CC Porte Océane du Limousin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Marie Almoster-Rodrigues[1] |
Area 1 | 53.88 km2 (20.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,637 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87126 /87600 |
| Elevation | 159–313 m (522–1,027 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rochechouart (French: [ʁɔʃ(ə)ʃwaʁ] ⓘ, locally [ʁɔʃwaʁ]; Occitan: Rechoard, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France. It is a subprefecture of the department.[3]
The name of the town comes from Latin roca cavardi, which roughly translates as the rock of Cavardus, the lord who had the fortified place built at the beginning of the 11th century. More often than not, natives pronounce it [ʁoˈʃwaʁ], not *[ʁɔʃəˈʃwaʁ] as is its pronunciation in Standard French.[citation needed]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Commune de Rochechouart (87126), INSEE