Les Rousses | |
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 The village of Les Rousses | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Les Rousses  | |
  Les Rousses  Les Rousses | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′11″N 6°03′45″E / 46.4864°N 6.0625°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Hauts de Bienne |
| Intercommunality | Station 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 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/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) |
| 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]
