Roquefort-les-Pins

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Roquefort-les-Pins

(2020–2026) Michel Rossi^[1]Area

21.53 km² (8.31 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,276 • Density340/km² (880/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06105 /06330

Elevation20–362 m (66–1,188 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquefort-Les-Pins (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ le pɛ̃]; Occitan: Ròcafòrt lei Pins) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Economy and industry

Shops: grocery stores, hair salons, office, pharmacies, newsagents, hardware, nursery. Industry: personal services. Hotels and restaurants. Petrol stations. Real estate agencies, expert surveyor. Medical center, dentist, podiatrist, speech therapists, nurses. Post office (La Poste). College, Primary School and nursery care. Religious private school. Cinema. Library. Hall. Stables. Sports center (large multi-sport gym hall, skate park) . assorted associations and clubs. Firefighters and police. Football and tennis club with artificial pitches and courts.

Situation and development

The village is situated between 200 and 300 metres above sea level. Roquefort-Les-Pins is surrounded by a pine forest and rocky landscape, making it a picturesque Cote D'azur village. The river Miagne is situated to the north of the commune, running parallel to the D7 national road. The commune is cut into 4 zones expanding from the center: A heavily forested zone, a sparsely populated zone, a moderately populated zone and a densely populated zone.

During the past decade^[which?], to help satisfy a growing population, the town has invested in several new developments and improvements to community services and buildings, these include:

-extension and renovation of the primary school -creating a sports complex (stadium, tennis courts) -creating a sports area (track, basketball court) -establishment of a college -creation of a skate park -creation of a town centre (in progress) -implementation of social housing -development of a village centre with housing (in progress) -creation of a health centre (planned) -expansion of the town hall (in progress) -beautification of the main axis -reconstruction of the fire station (planned) -modernisation of the canteen

Public transport

The town is served by various bus lines that lead to nearby villages such as Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1851	812	—
1936	477	−0.62%
1962	1,123	+3.35%
1968	1,575	+5.80%
1975	2,507	+6.87%
1982	3,432	+4.59%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	4,714	+4.05%
1999	5,239	+1.18%
2007	6,175	+2.08%
2012	6,222	+0.15%
2017	6,762	+1.68%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Roquefort-les-Pins, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE