Roquefort

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 802

Roquefort, a village in the French department of Aveyron, situated on the western edge of the Causses plateau, 44 miles N. by W. of Béziers and 10 SW. of Millau, and celebrated since Roman times for its ewe-milk cheeses. Pop. 973.

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