Country France Canton Trets Population (2008) 4,290 Local time Thursday 11:15 AM | Department Bouches-du-Rhône Intercommunality Pays d'Aix Area 19.5 km² Arrondissement Aix-en-Provence | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 14°C, Wind SE at 27 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Rousset is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France close to Aix-en-Provence.
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Map of 13790 Rousset, France
History
Although Rousset can be traced back to the Romans, the first written mention comes in a 1050 document, under the name of "Rosselun" or "roscetum rosetum". In the Middle Ages, a castle as well as a church and chapels were built, as dwellings increased.
In the 9th century, Rousset belonged to Saint-Victor, then by 1143 the Knights Templar took over, followed by the Knights of Malta in 1307. In the 15th century, it belonged to Guillaume de Littera (1371-1452).
Under the French Revolution, the castle was destroyed.
The church was built in 1861.
It is now home to a semiconductor fab and research center of STMicroelectronics and until 2014 also of another fab of LFoundry (originally set up by Atmel)