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Place details
- Locality
- Roussillon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,254
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Vaucluse
- Arrondissement
- Apt
- Canton
- Apt
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Gisèle Bonnelly
- Area
- 29.77 km (11.49 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,333
- Density
- 44.78/km (116.0/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 84102 /84220
- Elevation
- 159–365 m (522–1,198 ft) , (avg. 343 m or 1,125 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Roussillon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Apt
- Population
- +1333
- Area
- +29.77
- Elevation
- +241
- Shares border with
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
- Official website
- roussillon-en-provence.fr
- Image
- Roussillon (Vaucluse).JPG
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Article
Roussillon ( French pronunciation: [ʁusijɔ̃] ; Occitan: Rossilhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Roussillon lies within the borders of the Natural Regional Park of Luberon. In the French natural regional parks system, new economic activities may be developed only if they are sustainable.
It is noted for its large ochre deposits found in the clay surrounding the village. Ochres are pigments ranging from yellow and orange to red. One of the former ochre quarries can be visited via the "Sentier des Ocres" (Ochre Path), a walk of either 30 or 60 minutes through the old workings.