Roquecourbe

Commune in Occitania, France

Location of Roquecourbe

(2020–2026) Michel Petit^[1]Area

16.65 km² (6.43 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,183 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

81227 /81210

Elevation202–409 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.

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

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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE