Les Rousses

Les Rousses
The village of Les Rousses
Location of Les Rousses
Les Rousses
Les Rousses
Coordinates: 46°29′11″N 6°03′45″E / 46.4864°N 6.0625°E / 46.4864; 6.0625
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementSaint-Claude
CantonHauts de Bienne
IntercommunalityStation des Rousses-Haut Jura
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christophe Matez
Area
1
38.00 km2 (14.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,702
  Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39470 /39220
Elevation720–1,300 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.

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, on the Swiss border.

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.