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Les Rousses

{{short description|Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France}}

{{distinguish|Rousses|La Rousse|Rousse|Larrousse|Larousse (disambiguation)|Ruse, Bulgaria}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Les Rousses

|commune status = Commune

|image = LesRousses.jpg

|caption = The village of Les Rousses

|image coat of arms = Blason Rousses (Les).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|46.4864|6.0625|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = Saint-Claude

|canton = Hauts de Bienne

|INSEE = 39470

|postal code = 39220

|mayor = Christophe Matez{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Station des Rousses-Haut Jura

|elevation min m = 720

|elevation max m = 1300

|area km2 = 38.00

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Les Rousses ({{IPA|fr|le ʁus}}) is a commune in the Canton of Hauts de Bienne of Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France,[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/39470-les-rousses INSEE commune file] 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.{{Cite web|title=Map of four villages, Les Rousses|publisher=site officiel de la Communauté de communes de la Station des Rousses|url=http://www.cc-stationdesrousses.fr/medias/plan_situation_4villages.jpg}}

Climate

{{Weather box

|location= Les Rousses (1981–2010 averages): elevation 1110m

|metric first= Y

|single line= Y

|collapsed=y

|Jan high C = 3.0

|Feb high C = 4.0

|Mar high C = 6.9

|Apr high C = 10.3

|May high C = 15.3

|Jun high C = 18.6

|Jul high C = 21.1

|Aug high C = 21.0

|Sep high C = 17.0

|Oct high C = 13.3

|Nov high C = 6.5

|Dec high C = 3.4

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = −1.5

|Feb mean C = −0.7

|Mar mean C = 1.9

|Apr mean C = 5.0

|May mean C = 9.9

|Jun mean C = 12.8

|Jul mean C = 15.1

|Aug mean C = 15.0

|Sep mean C = 11.4

|Oct mean C = 8.2

|Nov mean C = 2.3

|Dec mean C = -0.5

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = −5.9

|Feb low C = −5.5

|Mar low C = −3.1

|Apr low C = -0.3

|May low C = 4.4

|Jun low C = 7.1

|Jul low C = 9.1

|Aug low C = 9.0

|Sep low C = 5.9

|Oct low C = 3.1

|Nov low C = −1.9

|Dec low C = −4.4

|year low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 177.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 159.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 157.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 140.8

|May precipitation mm = 161.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 155.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 140.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 148.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 152.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 172.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 173.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 195.8

|year precipitation mm =

|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url= https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=39470001&normes=2010

|title=Normales et records pour Les Rousses (39)

|publisher=Meteociel

|access-date= 17 September 2023}}}}

Population

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|29839|Les Rousses}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-39470#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |2501

|1800 |2240

|1806 |2159

|1821 |2278

|1831 |2187

|1836 |2163

|1841 |2017

|1846 |2254

|1851 |2395

|1856 |2555

|1861 |2581

|1866 |2472

|1872 |2527

|1876 |2518

|1881 |2545

|1886 |2941

|1891 |2476

|1896 |2258

|1901 |2195

|1906 |2148

|1911 |2031

|1921 |1701

|1926 |1610

|1931 |1571

|1936 |1562

|1946 |1533

|1954 |1795

|1962 |1731

|1968 |1755

|1975 |2061

|1982 |2331

|1990 |2840

|1999 |2927

|2007 |3017

|2012 |3133

|2017 |3630

}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Fort des Rousses - Parc Aventure|publisher=site officiel de la Communauté de communes de la Station des Rousses|url=http://www.lesrousses.com/fr/ete/activites/fort-des-rousses-parc-aventure.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726005909/http://www.lesrousses.com/fr/ete/activites/fort-des-rousses-parc-aventure.html|archivedate=2013-07-26}}

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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

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.lesrousses.com/ Les Rousses Ski info]

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{{Jura communes}}

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Category:Communes of Jura (department)

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