At the end of the First World War, Roquettes was a village vastly different from the one we know today. The Clément Ader street was still just a stony path, the communal school was in the current premises of the Town Hall, and the Town Hall itself was located where the current Post Office stands. Approximately 130 souls animated village life, with its activity being essentially agricultural. 11 Roquette residents gave their lives for France during this war.
To commemorate the anniversary of the 1918 armistice, November 11th was established by the law of October 24, 1922, as the "national day for the commemoration of Victory and peace." The law of February 28, 2012, broadened its scope to include all those who died for France.
In Roquettes, the commemoration of the 1918 armistice anniversary will be celebrated at the war memorial during a remembrance ceremony.
