Rochefourchat | |
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![]() The village of Rochefourchat. | |
Coordinates: 44°35′58″N 5°14′53″E / 44.5994°N 5.2481°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Die |
Canton | Le Diois |
Intercommunality | Diois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Martigny[1] |
Area 1 | 12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1 |
• Density | 0.078/km2 (0.20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26274 /26340 |
Elevation | 600–1,513 m (1,969–4,964 ft) (avg. 963 m or 3,159 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rochefourchat (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfuʁʃa]; Vivaro-Alpine: Ròchaforchaa) is a commune in the Drôme department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France.[3] In the commune there is a single house, the St. Pierre's Church, a converted barn, and the ruins of an old castle. The commune is bordered by four other communes, and nearest to Rochefourchat are Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert, Les Tonils, Pradelle, and Brette.
History
[edit]In 1178, the castle of Rocha Forcha was built by the bishops of Die as a stronghold against the Holy Roman Emperors. It belonged to French lords until the year 1766 when the last one, Lord Rey de Noinville, died. In 1796, a French trader, Pierre Jossaud bought the land surrounding the castle and renamed it Rochefourchat. The commune has been passed down through Jossaud's family.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6 | — |
1975 | 2 | −14.52% |
1982 | 3 | +5.96% |
1990 | 2 | −4.94% |
1999 | 1 | −7.41% |
2009 | 1 | +0.00% |
2014 | 1 | +0.00% |
2020 | 1 | +0.00% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The permanent population of Rochefourchat consists of one woman; yet Rochefourchat is not the least populous French commune, as there are six communes with no inhabitants, destroyed and abandoned during World War I but maintained as administrative subdivisions to preserve their memory.
See also
[edit]- Communes of the Drôme department
- Monowi, a village consisting of one resident
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Commune de Rochefourchat (26274) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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