Rousset (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Rousset
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 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
	; Mill from Rousset

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

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