Roquecourbe

Roquecourbe
Commune
Location of Roquecourbe
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Coordinates: 43°39′55″N 2°17′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Castres-2
Intercommunality	Sidobre Vals et Plateaux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Petit[1]
Area ^1	16.65 km^2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,183
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81227 /81210
Elevation	202–409 m (663–1,342 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquecourbe (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk.kuʁb]; Occitan: Ròcacorba) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

The name of the settlement – Ròca Corba in Occitan – means "curved rock".

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,012	—
1975	2,271	+1.74%
1982	2,213	−0.37%
1990	2,266	+0.30%
1999	2,209	−0.28%
2007	2,236	+0.15%
2012	2,309	+0.64%
2017	2,206	−0.91%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE