Les Rousses
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Les Rousses is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Jura département in the Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

 region in eastern France
France
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Lac des Rousses
Lac des Rousses
Lac des Rousses is a lake in Les Rousses, Jura department, Franche-Comté, France, close to the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland. The lake drains through the Orbe into Lac de Joux.-External links:*...

 is located on the territory of the commune.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 1999, the population was .
The estimate for 2006 was .

Tourism

Les Rousses has an extensive ski area, especially for Nordic (Classic and Skating). 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

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