Rochefort-sur-Loire

Rochefort-sur-Loire
Commune
Town hall of Rochefort-sur-Loire
Coat of arms
Location of Rochefort-sur-Loire
Rochefort-sur-Loire Location within France Rochefort-sur-Loire Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°21′28″N 0°39′17″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Loire Layon Aubance
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Didier Le Gall
Area 1	27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,333
• Density	83.9/km2 (217/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rochefortais, Rochefortaise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49259 /49190
Elevation	12–104 m (39–341 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rochefort-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ lwaʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Rochefort on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Layon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,618	—
1975	1,620	+0.02%
1982	1,814	+1.63%
1990	1,877	+0.43%
1999	1,991	+0.66%
2007	2,127	+0.83%
2012	2,274	+1.35%
2017	2,355	+0.70%
2023	2,333	−0.16%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
• Baumard winery