Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

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Roquefort-sur-Soulzon is a French commune in southern France renowned as the historic center of production for Roquefort blue cheese, aged in its natural limestone caves.

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Roquefort-sur-Soulzon canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cheese-producing locality
commune of France
rural municipality
administrativeStatus commune
belongsTo arrondissement of Millau
canton of Saint-Affrique
cheeseAgedIn natural limestone caves
cheeseMaturationCondition ventilated caves with fleurines
cheeseMilkSource Lacaune sheep
country France
departmentCode 12
economicActivity agritourism
cheese making
dairy industry
gastronomic tourism
grantsNameTo Roquefort cheese
linked to: Roquefort
hasCheeseMaturationCaves Gabriel Coulet caves
Papillon caves
Societe caves
hasClimate temperate climate
hasGeology limestone plateau
rockfalls forming caves and fissures
hasHeritageStatus protected cheese-making tradition
hasNaturalFeature Combalou massif
limestone caves
hasRegulatedProduction Roquefort cheese aging and ripening
hasTouristInfrastructure cheese museum and visitor centers
knownFor Roquefort cheese production
limestone caves used for cheese aging
languageRegion historical Occitan-speaking area
legalRequirementForRoquefort cheese must be matured in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon caves
locatedIn Aveyron department
Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie

southern France
linked to: Southern France
locatedOn Soulzon stream
nearbyCity Millau
partOf Massif Central foothills
postalCode 12250
protectedDesignation Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée production zone for Roquefort cheese
Appellation d’Origine Protégée production zone for Roquefort cheese
regionCuisine Occitan cuisine
regionEconomyDominatedBy Roquefort cheese industry
regionSpeciality sheep’s milk blue cheese
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourismAttraction guided visits of cheese caves
tastings of Roquefort cheese

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Aveyron contains Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
canton of Saint-Affrique contains Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon caves locatedIn Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
Larzac military camp near Roquefort-sur-Soulzon