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Le Rouret | |
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 The church of Saint-Pons in Le Rouret | |
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| Coordinates:43°40′31″N7°00′23″E / 43.6753°N 7.0064°E /43.6753; 7.0064 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Valbonne |
| Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gérald Lombardo[1] |
Area 1 | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,198 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06112 /06650 |
| Elevation | 178–480 m (584–1,575 ft) (avg. 3,456 m or 11,339 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Rouret (French pronunciation:[ləʁuʁɛ];Occitan:Lo Roret) is acommune in theAlpes-Maritimesdepartment in southeasternFrance.
Le Rouret is located 10 km (6.2 mi) fromGrasse, 26 km (16 mi) fromCannes and the Mediterranean coast, 28 km (17 mi) fromNice and 45 km (28 mi) fromMonaco. Parts of Le Rouret sit on a south-facing elevation, providing a view to theMediterranean Sea ranging from Monaco toSaint-Tropez.
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. The surrounding areas are interspersed with flower farms, used by the perfume distilleries ofGrasse.
Le Rouret is an example of a typical Provençal village undergoing modern development: evidence of its agricultural present and past remains clear despite increased tourism, cultural activities and housing developments.
Two sites in Le Rouret show signs of ancient occupation:Le Camp du Bois du Rouret andLe Castellaras.
Le Camp du Bois is situated on a hilltop. Digs carried out byPaul Goby at the end of the 19th century showed signs of habitations from around 400 BC, with the most dense period of occupation being around 100 BC.[3]
Le Castellaras is very similar but additionally sports a fallenmonolith, thought to date from theNeolithic era orBronze Age. However, no other signs of occupations from these periods has been found on this site.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,208 | — |
| 1975 | 1,664 | +4.68% |
| 1982 | 2,315 | +4.83% |
| 1990 | 2,927 | +2.98% |
| 1999 | 3,428 | +1.77% |
| 2007 | 3,778 | +1.22% |
| 2012 | 3,965 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 3,999 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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