La Rochette, Hautes-Alpes

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Rochette

(2020–2026) Marlène Durif^[1]Area

10.34 km² (3.99 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

475 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

05124 /05000

Elevation779–1,631 m (2,556–5,351 ft)
(avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Rochette (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃɛt] ^ⓘ; Occitan: La Rocheta) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located about 10 km north east of Gap.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	276	—
1968	282	+2.2%
1975	314	+11.3%
1982	368	+17.2%
1990	397	+7.9%
1999	375	−5.5%
2008	380	+1.3%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.