Roquecourbe

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

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 km2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,181
• Density	130/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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