Roquefort

Listed historical monument since 2007, the arenas of Pines is no shortage of interest. Inaugurated in the early 1950s, they were built on an old wooden amphitheater. Since their opening, they regularly host landaises, or Spanish races as novilladas not pitted. The most important feria City Roquefort takes place during the patron saint festival in mid-August.

At the original Benedictine priory of the twelfth century, the St. Mary church was converted Roquefort regularly until the seventeenth century. Changed into a fortress during the religious wars of the sixteenth century, it has a particular architecture, with a square tower to tower. You can still see some remains of the Monastery of Poor Clares and the Franciscan convent in that church classified historical monument.

Located near the ruins of the old cemetery, St. Radegonde source has a miraculous reputation, particularly to relieve rheumatism. The main miracles take place, according to tradition, the feast day of the saint, August 13.

City Roquefort no lack of interest, particularly regarding its events regularly proposed.

A food weekly market takes place on Saturday mornings from 8 to 13h. In summer Roquefort also provides a market for local producers. A Christmas market animates the city in December.

Between 14 and 19 August, the city of Roquefort organizes an annual feria, when the patronal feast. On this occasion, the town offers especially in the arena, a cavalcade, games, novilladas, or an interesting pedal car racing.

• On 22 may 2024
• Foyer Municipal, Place Gambetta
• Comedy - After 50 years of marriage, François Marsault, a retired general, is still madly in love with his wife Annie. When he discovers that she has cheated on him 40 years earlier, his blood runs cold. In order to clear his name, there's only one solution : leave her and go off manu militari to find Boris, his former lover, and smash his face in. But at her age, it's not that simple ?

• On 22 may 2024
• Foyer Municipal, Place Gambetta
• Comedy drama, Musical - In 1948, Clément Mathieu, an unemployed music teacher, accepts a job as a supervisor at a re-education boarding school for minors. The repressive system applied by the director, Rachin, upsets Mathieu. By introducing these difficult children to music and choral singing, Mathieu succeeded in transforming their daily lives.

• On 22 may 2024
• Foyer Municipal, Place Gambetta
• Drama - The true story of two little boys, aged 5 and 7, who, abandoned by their mother in 1948, escape into the forest. They survive there for seven years, forging a bond that will unite them forever. Decades later, the two brothers leave everything behind to find each other. But the past and secrets catch up with them, even on the other side of the world.

• On 29 may 2024
• Foyer Municipal, Place Gambetta
• Action, Comedy, Drama - It's the story of a stuntman, and like all stuntmen, he gets shot at, blown up, crushed, thrown out of windows and keeps falling higher and higher… much to the delight of the audience. After a near-career-ending accident, this anonymous movie hero has to track down a missing star, foil a plot and try to win back the love of his life, all while braving death on the set every day. What's the worst that could happen ?

• On 8 june 2024
• Salle derrière Château
• Take a tour of France's vineyards, with their wide variety of flavors and terroirs to delight every palate ! - Taste buds with a taste for more robust products won't be forgotten, thanks to the presence of Armagnacs and spirits !

• On 6 july 2024
• 177 rue Hubert Crohare, Pènecadet
• The Cercle Taurin Roquefortois welcomes you to its Pénecadet premises for an evening of paella in a warm, bullfighting atmosphere.