Rosult

Rosult
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Community association	Porte du Hainaut
Coordinates	50 ° 27 '  N , 3 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 27 '  N , 3 ° 22'  E
height	15-21 m
surface	8.16 km 2
Residents	1,911 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	234 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59230
INSEE code	59511
Website	http://rosult.fr/
Town Hall (Mairie) of Rosult

Rosult is a French commune with a population of 1,911 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Administratively, the municipality is assigned to the arrondissement of Valenciennes ; it belongs to the canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche ).

geography

Rosult is located in French Flanders near the Belgian border about 15 kilometers northwest of Valenciennes . Rosult is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saméon in the north and northwest, Lecelles in the north and northeast, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in the east, Millonfosse in the southeast, Bousignies in the south, Brillon in the southwest, Sars-et-Rosières in the west and Landas in the West and northwest.

The A23 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,215	1,248	1,287	1,258	1,636	1,838	1,871	1,846
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Nicolas church

• Saint-Nicolas church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1445.

Web links

Commons : Rosult  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Monuments historiques (objects) in Rosult in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture