Les Rousses: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Les Rousses has several clearly distinct facets: Fort des Rousses was converted into Comté cheese maturing cellars in 1998, while Le Noirmont is a ski resort in winter and a hiking area in summer.

As part of planning your personal trip, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Les Rousses.

Culture

The Musée du Ski et de la Tradition Rousselande displays a remarkable collection of French skis and bobsleighs. By reservation, the museum offers guided tours lasting 1 to 1.5 hours.

Le Tour des Douves runs along the northern side of the moat of Fort des Rousses to the Porte de France. At the Porte de Suisse, Le Tour des Douves provides access to the interior of Fort des Rousses and its Comté maturing cellars.

In the wider region around Les Rousses are Château Grillet, a château, the Ancienne Abbaye de Saint-Claude, an abbey, and the Palais des Nations, a palace.

Trails and activities

The Sentier de la tourbière du lac des Rousses is an easy, one-hour, 1.9 km walk with a wooden footbridge through the marshland. Le Tour des Douves is a very easy, 2.8 km interpretive hiking trail taking approximately one hour.

The Bike Park at Fort des Rousses has four permanent, signposted trails ranging in difficulty from green to black. Supervised swimming is available at Plage des Rousses in July and August.

Landscape

Crêt des Danses is a summit in the area around Les Rousses. Pointe de Poêle Chaud is a summit in the area around Les Rousses. La Dôle is a mountain in the area around Les Rousses. Petit Montrond is a summit in the area around Les Rousses.

Other local pages: Cuvier (Jura), Saint-Julien, Septmoncel, Graye-Et-Charnay, Chapelle-Voland, Les Bouchoux, Morez, Clairvaux-Les-Lacs.

For the higher-level travel overview: Jura.