Roquefort, Landes
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Roquefort (; oc, Ròcahòrt) is a
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in the
Landes ''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath. ''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...
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in
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in southwestern
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Population


Transport

Between 1907 and 1934, Roquefort was the terminus of the long gauge
Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes The Chemin de Fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes was a narrow gauge railway in Landes, France which operated between 1907 and 1934. It was the only gauge railway in France. History The CF Économiques Forestiers des Landes opened in 1907. ...
railway line from
Lencouacq Lencouacq (; oc-gsc, Lencoac) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Transport Between 1907 and 1934, Lencouacq was the terminus of the long gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Land ...
. Roquefort station provided an interchange with the of the
Chemin de Fer du Midi The Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi (. CF du Midi), also known in English as the Midi or Southern Railway, was an early French railway company which operated a network of routes in the southwest of the country, chiefly in the area between ...
.


See also

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Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Landes (department) {{Landes-geo-stub