Rousson (Gard)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Rousson | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 11 ' N , 4 ° 9' E | |
| height | 136-535 m | |
| surface | 32.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,106 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 126 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30340 | |
| INSEE code | 30223 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-rousson.com/ | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Rousson ( Occitan : Rosson ) is a French commune with 4106 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . Administratively it belongs to the Arrondissement of Alès .
geography
Rousson is a banlieue about six kilometers northeast of Alès on the Avène River . In the northeast, the municipality is bounded by the Auzonnet , as the upper reaches of the Auzon are called here. Rousson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle and Les Mages in the north, Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas in the northeast, Allègre-les-Fumades in the east, Servas and Salindres in the south, and Saint-Privat-des-Vieux in the south and south-west, Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers in the west and Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet in the north-west.
Route nationale 106 runs along the western edge of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1232 | 1389 | 1719 | 2271 | 3164 | 3019 | 3396 | 4186 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, historic monument since 1963
- Rousson Castle, Monument historique since 1972
- Prehistoric museum
- View from Castellas to the Cevennes
