Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
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  Rochefort Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Rochefort | ||
| Coordinates: 45°56′32″N 0°57′32″W / 45.9421°N 0.9588°WCoordinates: 45°56′32″N 0°57′32″W / 45.9421°N 0.9588°W | ||
| Kintra | Fraunce | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Depairtment | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rochefortais | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Grasset | |
| Area1 | 21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 25,676 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17299 /17300 | |
| Elevation |
0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) | |
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1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | ||
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Rochefort (French: [ʁɔʃ.fɔʁ]) is a commune in soothwastren Fraunce, a port on the Charente estuary.
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