Les Rousses

Not to be confused with Rousses; La Rousse; Rousse; Larrousse; Larousse (disambiguation); or Ruse, Bulgaria.

Les Rousses
Commune
The village of Les Rousses
The village of Les Rousses
Coat of arms of Les Rousses
Coat of arms
Location of Les Rousses
Map
Les Rousses is located in France
Les Rousses
Les Rousses
Les Rousses is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Rousses
Les Rousses
Coordinates: 46°29′11″N 6°03′45″E / 46.4864°N 6.0625°E / 46.4864; 6.0625
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementSaint-Claude
CantonHauts de Bienne
IntercommunalityStation des Rousses-Haut Jura
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Matez[1]
Area
1
38.00 km2 (14.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,683
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39470 /39220
Elevation720–1,300 m (2,360–4,270 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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,[3] 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.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Les Rousses (1981–2010 averages): elevation 1110m
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		18.6
(65.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		6.5
(43.7) 		3.4
(38.1) 		11.7
(53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.2
(46.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		6.6
(43.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		4.4
(39.9) 		7.1
(44.8) 		9.1
(48.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		5.9
(42.6) 		3.1
(37.6) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		1.5
(34.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 177.5
(6.99) 		159.4
(6.28) 		157.7
(6.21) 		140.8
(5.54) 		161.3
(6.35) 		155.4
(6.12) 		140.8
(5.54) 		148.0
(5.83) 		152.8
(6.02) 		172.5
(6.79) 		173.2
(6.82) 		195.8
(7.71) 		1,935.2
(76.2)
Source: Meteociel[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,501—    
1800 2,240−1.56%
1806 2,159−0.61%
1821 2,278+0.36%
1831 2,187−0.41%
1836 2,163−0.22%
1841 2,017−1.39%
1846 2,254+2.25%
1851 2,395+1.22%
1856 2,555+1.30%
1861 2,581+0.20%
1866 2,472−0.86%
1872 2,527+0.37%
1876 2,518−0.09%
1881 2,545+0.21%
1886 2,941+2.93%
1891 2,476−3.38%
1896 2,258−1.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,195−0.56%
1906 2,148−0.43%
1911 2,031−1.11%
1921 1,701−1.76%
1926 1,610−1.09%
1931 1,571−0.49%
1936 1,562−0.11%
1946 1,533−0.19%
1954 1,795+1.99%
1962 1,731−0.45%
1968 1,755+0.23%
1975 2,061+2.32%
1982 2,331+1.77%
1990 2,840+2.50%
1999 2,927+0.34%
2007 3,017+0.38%
2012 3,133+0.76%
2017 3,630+2.99%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Tourism

Les Rousses includes part of the Upper Jura Natural Park and Fort des Rousses (fr), an historical fortress that, until 1997, was used as a commando training site. The fortress includes an underground labyrinth used in training, that is open to the public.[8]

Les Rousses has an extensive ski area, especially for cross-country skiing. Many villages have their own runs using a common lift pass.

  • Alpine
    • Massif du Noirmont
    • Massif des Tuffes
    • Porte des Jouvencelles
    • Porte de la Darbella
    • Porte de la Serra
    • Porte de la Combe de lac
    • Porte de la Giraude
  • Nordic
    • Secteur de Bellefontaine
    • Secteur du Risoux
    • Secteur de l'Orbe
    • Secteur de la Sambine
    • Secteur du Massacre
    • Secteur de Longchamois
    • Secteur de Lamoura/Serra

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Map of four villages, Les Rousses". site officiel de la Communauté de communes de la Station des Rousses.
  5. ^ "Normales et records pour Les Rousses (39)". Meteociel. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Rousses, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Fort des Rousses - Parc Aventure". site officiel de la Communauté de communes de la Station des Rousses. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013.
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