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Rochefort

French commune in Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine
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Summary

Rochefort is a commune of France[1]. Rochefort ranks in the top 0.5% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,910 views/month, #156 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: French Towns and Lands of Art and History[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Charente-Maritime[4], Arrondissement of Rochefort[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Charente[7]
  • Shares border with: Breuil-Magné[8], Échillais[9], Loire-les-Marais[10], Saint-Hippolyte[11], Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente[12], Soubise[13], Tonnay-Charente[14], Vergeroux[15]
  • Flag: Q106677780[16]
  • Twinned administrative body: Torrelavega[17], Annapolis[18]
  • Postal code: 17300[19]
  • Commons category: Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)[20]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
  • Archives at: archives municipales de Rochefort[23]
  • Official website: http://www.ville-rochefort.fr[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rochefort, Charente-Maritime[25]
  • Commons gallery: Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)[26]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie@ville-rochefort.fr[27]
  • Population: 24,761[28], 24,045[29], 24,894[30], 24,151[31], 23,583[32], 29,226[33], 28,155[34], 26,167[35], 25,561[36], 25,797[37], 26,299[38], 25,183[39], 23,584[40], 23,410[41]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Rochefort[42]
  • Phone number: +33-5-46-82-65-00[43]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45]
  • Capital of: Arrondissement of Rochefort[46], canton of Rochefort-Centre[47], canton of Rochefort-Nord[48], canton of Rochefort-Sud[49], canton of Rochefort[50]
  • Official name: Rochefort[51]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)[52]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rochefort[53]
  • Female population: 12,972[54]
  • Male population: 11,179[55]

Why It Matters

Rochefort has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Rochefort is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Rochefort receive?

Honors received include French Towns and Lands of Art and History[3].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [7] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+24761'}, {'amount': '+24045'}, {'amount': '+24894'} +14
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Charente-Maritime, Arrondissement of Rochefort
    Official website → http://www.ville-rochefort.fr
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Aire d'attraction de Rochefort, Unité urbaine de Rochefort
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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