{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{confused|Rousse|Larrousse|Larousse (disambiguation)|Les Rousses|Rousses|Ruse, Bulgaria}} {{Infobox settlement | name = La Rousse | settlement_type = Ward of Monaco | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = {{native name|lij-MC|A Russa}} | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Monaco04.JPG | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = A view of the Mediterranean in La Rousse | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = La Rousse in Monaco 2025.svg | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = Location in Monaco | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = Country | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Monaco | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | seat_type = | seat = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_km2 = 0.176888 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2008 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 3102 | population_density_km2 = 17536 | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_mi2 = | timezone = | utc_offset = | coordinates = {{coord|43|44|04|N|7|25|15|E|region:MC|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''La Rousse''' ({{IPA|fr|la ʁus}}; Monégasque: ''A Russa''), also formerly known as '''La Rousse-Saint Roman''' (until 2013),<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hammond|first=Hunter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1cqNAAAAQBAJ&q=La+Rousse+monaco&pg=PA173|title=Fortune Follows the Fearless|date=20 October 2010|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4653-2359-0|language=en}}</ref> is the northernmost ward in the Principality of Monaco.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Rousse-Saint Roman Monaco Property Guide I MonacoEstate.com|url=https://monacoestate.com/la-rousse-saint-roman-monaco-property-guide/|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Monaco Real Estate|language=en-US|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045845/https://monacoestate.com/la-rousse-saint-roman-monaco-property-guide/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 April 2011|title=Monaco Districts|url=https://monaco.me/monaco/monaco-districts/|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Monaco|language=en-US}}</ref> La Rousse is incorporated in the traditional quarter of Monte Carlo. 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 area. In 2008 it had 3,102 inhabitants, according to the census.
It covers an area of 17.68 hectares or 0.1768 square kilometres. La Rousse is bordered by the France to the north and east, Saint Michel and Monte Carlo to the south, and Larvotto to the south and west. It has no direct access to the Mediterranean Sea.
==Landmarks== La Rousse is a residential community. Tour Odéon,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JFjOqBWaEiMC&q=tour+odeon+monaco|title=The Economist|date=1843 |publisher=Economist Newspaper Limited|language=en}}</ref> a mixed-use development, is located on ''Avenue de l'Annonciade''. At 170 m,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NNkeAQAAMAAJ&q=tour+odeon+monaco|title=L'express international|date=2009|publisher=Groupe Express|language=fr}}</ref> Tour Odéon is the tallest structure in Monaco.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Limited|first=Alamy|title=Stock Photo – ODEON TOWER (aerial view). Ward of la Rousse Saint Roman in the Principality of Monaco|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-odeon-tower-aerial-view-ward-of-la-rousse-saint-roman-in-the-principality-79193447.html|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Alamy|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 August 2016|title=Tour Odéon, Monaco|url=https://www.mostbeautifulspots.com/2016/08/09/tour-odeon-monaco/|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Most Beautiful Spots|language=en}}</ref>
==Notable residents== *Chris Froome (professional road cyclist) {{flagicon|GBR}} {{flagicon|KEN}}
==See also== * Municipality of Monaco * Geography of Monaco
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Administrative divisions of Monaco}}
Category:Quarters of Monaco Category:France–Monaco border crossings
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