Le Rouret

Le Rouret
Commune
The church of Saint-Pons in Le Rouret
Coat of arms
Location of Le Rouret
Le Rouret Show map of France Le Rouret Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°40′31″N 7°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 (Jan. 2021)^[2]	4,157
• 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: [lə ʁuʁɛ]; Occitan: Lo Roret) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

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Geography

Le Rouret is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Grasse, 26 km (16 mi) from Cannes and the Mediterranean coast, 28 km (17 mi) from Nice and 45 km (28 mi) from Monaco. Parts of Le Rouret sit on a south-facing elevation, providing a view to the Mediterranean Sea ranging from Monaco to Saint-Tropez.

Economy

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 of Grasse.

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.

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 400 BC, with the most dense period of occupation being around 100 BC.^[3]

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 travellers arrive
1945: 545 inhabitants after World War II
Start of the French Fifth Republic: a road joining Grasse and Nice is built through Le Rouret and population increases.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

Personalities

Richard Wright, best known for his career as a Pink Floyd's keyboardist, lived in a villa in the village.
The family of Richard Galliano, a French-Italian accordionist, have lived in Le Rouret for generations.
Actor Roger Moore (007) spent his summers here in his villa.
British comedian Ricky Gervais bought a villa at the top of Le Rouret in December 2013.
U2 lead singer Bono owns a residence in the commune.
Madonna is thought to own a villa in the neighboring commune, Roquefort-les-Pins.
Peter Churchill, famous SOE agent in the Second World War, lived here after the war until his death in 1972.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ 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
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE