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Les Rousses () is a
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in the
Canton of Hauts de Bienne Hauts de Bienne (before 2021: Morez) is a canton in the département of Jura, France. It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Claude. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the communes of the canton of ...
of Jura
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in the
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in eastern
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, on the
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border. The Lac des Rousses is located northeast of the village of Les Rousses beside the road to the village of Bois d'Amont. The
Lac de Lamoura Lac de Lamoura is a lake at Lamoura in the Jura department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territor ...
is located southwest of the village of Les Rousses beside the road to the village of
Lamoura Lamoura is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Jura department The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France. The communes ...
. Other places include the village of
Prémanon Prémanon () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Jura department The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France. The c ...
, and
La Cure La Cure is a village located some northwest of Lake Geneva, straddling the Franco-Swiss border. Administratively, the Swiss half of La Cure is part of the municipality of Saint-Cergue, while the French half is part of the municipality of Les R ...
, the transit point across the Swiss border towards
Saint-Cergue Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Saint-Cergue is first mentioned in 1110 as ''ecclesiam Sancti Cyrici''. Geography Saint-Cergue has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.6% ...
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Les Rousses includes part of the
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and Fort des Rousses ( fr), an historical fortress that, until 1997, was used as a commando training site. The fortress includes an underground labyrinth used in training, that is open to the public. Les Rousses has an extensive ski area, especially for cross-country skiing. 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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Communes of the Jura department The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Les Rousses Ski info
Communes of Jura (department) {{JuraFR-geo-stub