Roques, Gers
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Commune of Roques |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Valence-sur-Baïse |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes d'Artagnan en Fézensac |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 91 m–195 m (avg. 210 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8.48 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
120 |
| - Density | 14/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 32351/ 32310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Roques also referred to as Roques-du-Gers is a tiny village and commune in the French department of Gers. With a population of 124[1], it sits on a high ridge above the surrounding countryside approximately 11 km south of Condom.
It is home to famed American architectural scholar, Norval White.
[edit] References
- ^ INSEE Census data. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
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