Rousson, Gard

Rousson (French pronunciation: [ʁusɔ̃]; Occitan: Rosson) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Rousson
Commune
The church of the plateau of Rousson
Coat of arms
Location of Rousson
Rousson Show map of France Rousson Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°10′47″N 4°09′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	Rousson
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ghislain Chassary[1]
Area 1	32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,437
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30223 /30340
Elevation	136–535 m (446–1,755 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 670 —     1821 931 +1.18% 1846 1,341 +1.47% 1872 1,313 −0.08% 1901 1,356 +0.11% 1926 1,395 +0.11% 1946 1,257 −0.52% 1962 1,232 −0.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,389 +2.02% 1975 1,719 +3.09% 1982 2,271 +4.06% 1990 3,164 +4.23% 1999 3,019 −0.52% 2007 3,436 +1.63% 2012 3,829 +2.19% 2017 4,106 +1.41%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

• Jardins ethnobotaniques de la Gardie

See also

• Communes of the Gard department