Rochefort
(Reguidit frae Rochefort, Charente-Maritime)
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Rochefort | |
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Port in 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 |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | Rochefort |
Intercommunality | Rochefort Océan |
Region | New Aquitaine |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Blanché |
Area 1 | 21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
Population (2016-01-01)2 | 24,894 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17300 |
Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
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. |
Rochefort, also kent as Rochefort-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ mɛʁ]), is a ceety an commune o Soothwastren Fraunce, a port on the Charente River. It is a subprefectur o the Charente-Maritime depairtment, locatit in the admeenistrative region o New Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes).