Rousset travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Rousset: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rousset is situated in the Bouches-du-Rhone department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 29 km from Marseille, the department capital. (General information: Rousset is 649 km from Paris and 878 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aix-en-Provence at 14 km from Rousset
Popular places to visit near Rousset: these include Aix-en-Provence at 14 km and Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume at 20 km.
Montagne Sainte-Victoire is a listed 'grand site of france' at 7km and Jardin d'Albertas is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Rousset: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Rousset for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Rousset, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rousset
See France This Way travel guides for Bouches-du-Rhone and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Rousset.
Note that all distances from Rousset shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Rousset holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Rousset (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Provence and Bouches-du-Rhone gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rousset and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin d'Albertas (17km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (24km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (26km) : Parc du 26e Centenaire (29km) : Jardin de la Magalone (31km) : Parc Longchamp (31km) : Parc Borély (31km) : Jardin d’Elie Alexis (33km) : Parc municipal du Mugel (35km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (36km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'If (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ansouis (31km) : Lourmarin (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Sanary-sur-Mer (43km) : Martigues (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Marseille (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (34km) : Ollioules (43km) : Apt (48km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (7km) :
Map of places to visit near Rousset & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rousset
Canton: Trets
Arrondissement: Aix-en-Provence
Department: Bouches-du-Rhone
Region: Provence
Postcode: 13790
Distance to Rousset
from Marseille: 29 km
from Paris: 649 km
from Calais: 878 km
from Nice: 135 km
from Bordeaux: 517 km
from Strasbourg: 591 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Rousset): Chateauneuf-le-Rouge, Fuveau, Peynier, Puyloubier, Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon and Trets.
Getting here
Bouches-du-Rhone is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into the airport at Marseille or drive from the UK with a journey time of around 10-11 hours. For driving distances to Rousset from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Rousset