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Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhône

Coordinates: 43°28′52″N 5°37′19″E / 43.481°N 5.622°E / 43.481; 5.622
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Rousset
The church of Rousset
The church of Rousset
Coat of arms of Rousset
Location of Rousset
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Rousset is located in France
Rousset
Rousset
Rousset is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rousset
Rousset
Coordinates: 43°28′52″N 5°37′19″E / 43.481°N 5.622°E / 43.481; 5.622
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementAix-en-Provence
CantonTrets
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Louis Canal
Area
1
19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
5,209
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13087 /13790
Elevation196–480 m (643–1,575 ft)
(avg. 224 m or 735 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rousset is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France close to Aix-en-Provence.

History

Although Rousset can be traced back to the Romans, the first written mention comes in a 1050 document, under the name of "Rosselun" or "roscetum rosetum".[2] In the Middle Ages, a castle as well as a church and chapels were built, as dwellings increased.[2]

In the 9th century, Rousset belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Victor,[2] then by 1143 the Knights Templar took over,[2] followed by the Knights of Malta in 1307.[2] In the 15th century, it belonged to Guillaume de Littera (1371-1452).[3]

Under the French Revolution, the castle was destroyed.[2]

The church was built in 1861.[2]

It is now home to a semiconductor fab and research center of STMicroelectronics and until 2014 also of another fab of LFoundry [de] (originally set up by Atmel)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793436—    
1800560+28.4%
1806573+2.3%
1821672+17.3%
1831874+30.1%
1836711−18.6%
1841827+16.3%
1846805−2.7%
1851808+0.4%
1856895+10.8%
1861981+9.6%
1866991+1.0%
18721,109+11.9%
1876853−23.1%
1881777−8.9%
1886730−6.0%
1891693−5.1%
YearPop.±%
1896684−1.3%
1901668−2.3%
1906683+2.2%
1911713+4.4%
1921862+20.9%
1926705−18.2%
1931721+2.3%
1936701−2.8%
1946763+8.8%
1954736−3.5%
1962845+14.8%
19681,191+40.9%
19751,559+30.9%
19822,078+33.3%
19902,942+41.6%
19993,617+22.9%
20084,290+18.6%

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Site Officiel de la Mairie de Rousset sur Arc
  3. ^ Aix-en-Provence Historical Society: Guillaume de Littera

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