La Rochette, Charente
La Rochette (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃɛt] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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The town hall in La Rochette | |
Location of La Rochette | |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′07″N 0°18′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Val de Tardoire |
| Intercommunality | La Rochefoucauld - Porte du Périgord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Ringeade |
| Area 1 | 10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 530 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16282 /16110 |
| Elevation | 66–115 m (217–377 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In 2016, an ancient hunter-gatherer that was excavated at La Rochette was found to carry the mtDNA haplogroup M. The Late Pleistocene specimen was dated to 28,000 years ago.
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