Roquessels

Roquessels (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkəsɛl]; Languedocien: Ròcacèls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Roquessels
Commune
A general view of Roquessels
Coat of arms
Location of Roquessels
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Coordinates: 43°33′10″N 3°13′27″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Charleyne Boudal[1]
Area 1	89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	111
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34234 /34320
Elevation	138–440 m (453–1,444 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	110	—
1968	112	+1.8%
1975	115	+2.7%
1982	97	−15.7%
1990	123	+26.8%
1999	123	+0.0%
2008	129	+4.9%

Inhabitants of Roquessels are called Roquesselois

Winemaking

Roquessels is one of the seven communes which produces Faugères AOC wine.

Sights

Above the village stands the ruined mediaeval castle, the Château de Roquessels. The castle chapel still stands and is a listed historic site.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department