La Rousse (), also formerly known as La Rousse-Saint Roman (until 2013), is the northernmost

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in the

Principality of Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria ...

. La Rousse is incorporated in the traditional quarter of

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...

. Since 2018, it is home to a police station near the border with France.

Geography

La Rousse is an administrative constituency; previously, it was a subdivision of the traditional district of Monte Carlo. It is the seventh district of Monaco. It is located near the

Larvotto Larvotto (french: Le Larvotto; also known as Larvotto/Bas Moulins; lij, Larvotu ) is the easternmost ward in the Principality of Monaco. It is part of the quarter of Monte Carlo. It has an estimated surface area of and access to the Mediterra ...

area and has 3,102 inhabitants according to the 2008 census. It covers an area of 17.68

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or 0.1768 square kilometres. La Rousse is bordered by the

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to the north and east, Saint Michel and

to the south, and

to the south and west. It has no direct access to the

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Landmarks

La Rousse is a

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Tour Odéon The Odeon Tower (french: Tour Odéon) is a double-skyscraper in the Principality of Monaco. It was the first high-rise in the city-state to be built since the 1980s (high constructions had been abandoned due to aesthetic concerns and criticism of ...

, a

mixed-use development Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...

, is located on ''Avenue de l'Annonciade''. At 170 m, Tour Odéon is the tallest structure in Monaco.

Notable residents

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(professional road cyclist)

References

Quarters of Monaco France–Monaco border crossings {{Monaco-geo-stub

Geography

Landmarks

Notable residents

See also

References