La Roche-Maurice (French: [la ʁɔʃ mɔʁis]; Breton: Ar Roc'h-Morvan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
La Roche-Maurice
Ar Roc'h-Morvan (Breton) | |
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 La-Roche-Maurice behind the railway line | |
_(Finist%C3%A8re).svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Roche-Maurice  | |
  La Roche-Maurice  La Roche-Maurice | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′25″N 4°12′12″W / 48.4736°N 4.2033°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Landerneau |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lénaïc Blandin[1] |
Area 1 | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,838 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29237 /29800 |
| Elevation | 5–163 m (16–535 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of La Roche-Maurice are called in French Rochois.
International relations
editLa Roche Maurice's twin town is Bishopsteignton, a village between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth in Devon, England.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Roche-Maurice.
- Official website
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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