Les Rousses

Not to be confused with Rousses; La Rousse; Rousse; Larrousse; Larousse (disambiguation); or Ruse, Bulgaria.

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.

Les Rousses
Commune
The village of Les Rousses
Coat of arms
Location of Les Rousses
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Coordinates: 46°29′11″N 6°03′45″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  (2022)[2]	3,702
• 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.

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]

Climate

Climate data for Les Rousses (1981–2010 averages): elevation 1110m
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	4.0 (39.2)	6.9 (44.4)	10.3 (50.5)	15.3 (59.5)	18.6 (65.5)	21.1 (70.0)	21.0 (69.8)	17.0 (62.6)	13.3 (55.9)	6.5 (43.7)	3.4 (38.1)	11.7 (53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.7 (30.7)	1.9 (35.4)	5.0 (41.0)	9.9 (49.8)	12.8 (55.0)	15.1 (59.2)	15.0 (59.0)	11.4 (52.5)	8.2 (46.8)	2.3 (36.1)	−0.5 (31.1)	6.6 (43.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.9 (21.4)	−5.5 (22.1)	−3.1 (26.4)	−0.3 (31.5)	4.4 (39.9)	7.1 (44.8)	9.1 (48.4)	9.0 (48.2)	5.9 (42.6)	3.1 (37.6)	−1.9 (28.6)	−4.4 (24.1)	1.5 (34.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	177.5 (6.99)	159.4 (6.28)	157.7 (6.21)	140.8 (5.54)	161.3 (6.35)	155.4 (6.12)	140.8 (5.54)	148.0 (5.83)	152.8 (6.02)	172.5 (6.79)	173.2 (6.82)	195.8 (7.71)	1,935.2 (76.2)
Source: Meteociel[5]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,501 —     1800 2,240 −1.56% 1806 2,159 −0.61% 1821 2,278 +0.36% 1831 2,187 −0.41% 1836 2,163 −0.22% 1841 2,017 −1.39% 1846 2,254 +2.25% 1851 2,395 +1.22% 1856 2,555 +1.30% 1861 2,581 +0.20% 1866 2,472 −0.86% 1872 2,527 +0.37% 1876 2,518 −0.09% 1881 2,545 +0.21% 1886 2,941 +2.93% 1891 2,476 −3.38% 1896 2,258 −1.83%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,195 −0.56% 1906 2,148 −0.43% 1911 2,031 −1.11% 1921 1,701 −1.76% 1926 1,610 −1.09% 1931 1,571 −0.49% 1936 1,562 −0.11% 1946 1,533 −0.19% 1954 1,795 +1.99% 1962 1,731 −0.45% 1968 1,755 +0.23% 1975 2,061 +2.32% 1982 2,331 +1.77% 1990 2,840 +2.50% 1999 2,927 +0.34% 2007 3,017 +0.38% 2012 3,133 +0.76% 2017 3,630 +2.99%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Tourism

Les Rousses includes part of the Upper Jura Natural Park and Fort des Rousses (fr), an historical fortress that, until 1997, was used as a commando training site. The fortress includes an underground labyrinth used in training, that is open to the public.^[8]

Les Rousses has an extensive ski area, especially for cross-country skiing. Many villages have their own runs using a common lift pass.

• Alpine
  • Massif du Noirmont
  • Massif des Tuffes
  • Porte des Jouvencelles
  • Porte de la Darbella
  • Porte de la Serra
  • Porte de la Combe de lac
  • Porte de la Giraude
• Nordic
  • Secteur de Bellefontaine
  • Secteur du Risoux
  • Secteur de l'Orbe
  • Secteur de la Sambine
  • Secteur du Massacre
  • Secteur de Longchamois
  • Secteur de Lamoura/Serra

See also

• Communes of the Jura department