Le Rouret
Le Rouret | |
|---|---|
Location of  | |
| Country | France |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Bar-sur-Loup |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06112 / |
Le Rouret is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Le Rouret is 10 km from Grasse, 26 km from Cannes and the Mediterranean coast, 28 km from Nice and 45 km from Monaco. The commune is largely residential, but a number of shops and a local tourist information office can be found in the centre of the village.
Parts of Le Rouret sit on a south-facing elevation, providing a view to the Mediterranean Sea ranging from Monaco to Saint-Tropez. The surrounding areas are interspersed with flower farms, used by the perfume distilleries of Grasse.
Le Rouret is an example of a typical Provencal village undergoing modern development: evidence of its agricultural present & past remains clear despite increased tourism, cultural activities and housing developments.
History
Protohistory
Two sites in Le Rouret show signs of ancient occupation: Le camp du bois du Rouret and Le Castellaras.
Le camp du bois is situated on a hilltop. Digs carried out by Paul Goby at the end of the 19th century showed signs of habitations from around 400BC, with the most dense period of occupation being around 100BC. [1]
Le Castellaras is very similar but additionally sports a fallen monolith, thought to date from the Neolithic era or bronze age. However, no other signs of occupations from these periods has been found on this site.
Modern Era
- Early 1900s: 604 inhabitants who work on the land
- 1910: tram line to Le Rouret established
- Mai 1928: tram line stopped, fewer travelers arrive
- 1945: 545 inhabitants after WWII
- Start of the 5th Republic: a road joining Grasse and Nice is build through Le Rouret and population increases.
Population
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 833 |
| 1968 | 1208 |
| 1968 | 1208 |
| 1975 | 1664 |
| 1982 | 2315 |
| 1990 | 2927 |
| 1999 | 3428 |
source: INSEE[2]
Famous Inhabitants
Richard Wright, best known for his career a keyboardist with Pink Floyd, lives in a villa in the village. The family of Richard Galliano, a French-Italian accordionist, have lived in Le Rouret for generations. Bono owns a residence in the commune and Madonna is thought to own a villa in the neighboring commune, Roquefort-les-Pins.
See also
References
Based on [article in the French Wikipedia].
- ^ Le Camp du bois au Routet (06) : étude du matériel de la collection Paul Goby en dépôt au Musée de Grasse / Jean Latour. - In. : "Mém. inst. préhist. archéol. Alpes Méditerranée", 2005, 47, p. 57-73
- ^ Le Rouret the INSEE website
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