Roussent

Roussent
Commune
The church of Roussent
Coat of arms
Roussent Location within Hauts-de-France region Roussent
Coordinates: 50°22′09″N 1°46′33″E / 50.3692°N 1.7758°E / 50.3692; 1.7758Coordinates: 50°22′09″N 1°46′33″E / 50.3692°N 1.7758°E / 50.3692; 1.7758
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC Sept Vallées
Government
• Mayor	Régis Seine
Area1	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	192
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62723 /62870
Elevation	2–73 m (6.6–239.5 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Roussent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Roussent is located 6 miles (9 km) south of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D119 road, in the valley of the Authie river, the border with the Somme department.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St. Riquier, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Traces of an ancient windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roussent.

• Roussent on the Quid website (in French)