Roussas

For the village in northern Portugal, see Roussas (Melgaço).

Roussas
Commune
The village of Roussas and its château
Location of Roussas
Roussas Show map of France Roussas Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°25′54″N 4°48′09″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Grignan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christiane Robert[1]
Area ^1	16.07 km^2 (6.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	392
• Density	24/km^2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26284 /26230
Elevation	83–390 m (272–1,280 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roussas is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	157	—
1975	182	+2.13%
1982	246	+4.40%
1990	315	+3.14%
1999	345	+1.02%
2009	338	−0.20%
2014	364	+1.49%
2020	383	+0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE