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Les Rousses is a commune in France, situated within the Jura department and the arrondissement of Saint-Claude. It is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and falls under the canton of Hauts de Bienne. The municipality borders the communes of Bellefontaine, Bois-d'Amont, Longchaumois, and Hauts-de-Bienne. Its official name is Les Rousses, and it uses the postal codes 39220 and 39400.
The area of Les Rousses is 38 square units. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,740 residents (1,857 male and 1,773 female) and another citing 3,048. Elevation data also differs, with recorded values of 1,300, 1,127, and 1,112 meters above sea level. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Les Rousses
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,048
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Department
- Jura
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Claude
- Canton
- Hauts de Bienne
- Intercommunality
- Station des Rousses-Haut Jura
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Christophe Matez
- Area
- 38.00 km (14.67 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 3,740
- Density
- 98.4/km (255/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 39470 /39220
- Elevation
- 720–1,300 m (2,360–4,270 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Les Rousses ( French pronunciation: [le ʁus]) is a commune in the Canton of Hauts de Bienne of Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, on the Swiss border.
The Lac des Rousses is located northeast of the village of Les Rousses beside the road to the village of Bois d'Amont. The Lac de Lamoura is located southwest of the village of Les Rousses beside the road to the village of Lamoura. Other places include the village of Prémanon and La Cure, the transit point across the Swiss border towards Saint-Cergue.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Les Rousses” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.