Roquessels

Roquessels
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	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Cazouls-lès-Béziers
Intercommunality	CC Les Avant-Monts
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marcel Buisson
Area 1	89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	104
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.0/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.

Roquessels (Languedocien: Ròcacèls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Roquessels are called Roquesselois

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

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

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