Back Rochefort (Charente-Maritime) Afrikaans Rochefort (Charente Maritimo) AN روشفور Arabic روشفور ARZ Рашфор Byelorussian Рошфор (Франция) Bulgarian Rochefort (Charente-Maritime) Breton Ròchafòrt (Charanta Marítima) Catalan ГӀошфогӀ CE Rochefort, Charente-Maritime CEB
Rochefort | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Port in Rochefort | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Rochefort  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°56′32″N 0°57′32″W / 45.9421°N 0.9588°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Rochefort |
| Intercommunality | CA Rochefort Océan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Blanché[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 23,092 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17299 /17300 |
| Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rochefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ] ; Occitan: Ròchafòrt), unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Ròchafòrt de Mar) for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime department, located in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes).
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.