Rousset (Bouches-du-Rhône)
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
Arrondissement | Aix-en-Provence | |
Canton | Pedal | |
Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 37 ′ E | |
height | 196-480 m | |
surface | 19.50 km 2 | |
Residents | 4,844 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 248 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 13790 | |
INSEE code | 13087 | |
Website | www.rousset-fr.com | |
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Rousset is a French municipality with 4844 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
geography
The municipality is located sixteen kilometers east of Aix-en-Provence in the fertile Trets basin. It extends along the southern slope of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire . Neighboring municipalities are Fuveau , Puyloubier , Châteauneuf-le-Rouge and Peynier .
history
In 124 BC the region was conquered by the Romans. In 102 BC a battle took place near Rousset, in which the Romans were victorious.
The village was first mentioned in a document as Rousselun in 1050 . In the Middle Ages there was a castle around which the village developed. The community was later affected by the wars of religion, but the population continued to grow in the period that followed. The present church was built in 1861.
Attractions
- Church from 1861
Demographics
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 845 | 1,191 | 1,559 | 2,078 | 2,942 | 3,623 | 4,186 | 4,811 |
age structure
30 percent of the population are 19 years of age or younger. Four percent of the population are 75 years of age or older. This means that the average age is well below the average for France as a whole.
Web links
- The municipality on the Provence website
- Population statistics from 1793
- General information
- History of the place