Rocles, Allier

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Rocles
Commune
Location of Rocles
(2020–2026)		Thierry Guillot^[1]
Area ¹	21.66 km² (8.36 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	347
• Density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03214 /03240
Elevation	355–460 m (1,165–1,509 ft) (avg. 392 m or 1,286 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rocles (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkl]; Occitan: Ròcles) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	363	—
1975	382	+0.73%
1982	419	+1.33%
1990	367	−1.64%
1999	373	+0.18%
2009	364	−0.24%
2014	394	+1.60%
2020	365	−1.27%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

Château de la Lande, 15th century
Etang du Lion, a pond which belonged in the past to the Castle of Montbillon in Saint-Sornin

References

^ "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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE