Rousses tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Meyrueis at 13 km from Rousses

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Visit Rousses: highlights and tourist information

Rousses is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Rousses in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Meyrueis at 13 km and Florac at 13 km.

Rousses, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Meyrueis

at 13 km (direction west)

The small rivers that meet in the centre of the town and the lively...

See Meyrueis guide

Florac

at 13 km (direction west)

Both the surrounding scenery and the town centre of Florac make it a very...

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Montbrun

at 16 km (direction north-north-west)

The small but very pretty village of Montbrun is at the eastern end of...

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Castelbouc

at 18 km (direction north-west)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

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Ispagnac

at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

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Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 19 km (direction north-north-west), in the Gard department

The varied landscapes of the Cevennes National Park are famous as the setting for...

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Quezac

at 19 km (direction north-north-west)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

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Le Pont de Montvert

at 22 km (direction north-east)

The village of Le Pont-de-Montvert is one of the prettiest villages in the Cevennes...

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn is in an idyllic spot within the western part of the Gorges du...

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Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 23 km (direction north-west)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

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Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-west)

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

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Le Vigan

at 24 km (direction south), in the Gard department

Le Vigan is one of the most interesting towns to visit within the Cevennes...

See Le Vigan guide

La Malène

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

La Malène is a pretty village on the Tarn river in the Gorges du...

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Gorges de la Jonte

Scenery at 28 km (direction west)

Less dramatic and less well known than the Gorges du Tarn north of here,...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Lozere

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Reserve excursions near Rousses

Map of places to visit near Rousses

Markets in and near Rousses

• Valleraugue: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (19km)
• Le Pont du Montvert: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
• Le Vigan: market Saturday (24km)
• Saint-Jean-du-Gard: market Tuesday (26km)
• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (34km)
• Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort: market Tuesday & Friday (34km)
• La Grand-Combe: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (35km)

More information about Rousses, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Rousses, France

What to do at Rousses? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rousses.

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (22km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (23km)
• La Couvertoirade (39km)
• La Garde-Guerin (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des Sambucs (21km)
• Jardin du Tomple (34km)
• Bambouseraie de Prafrance (34km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (6km)
• Mont Aigoual (10km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (13km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (19km)
• Mont Lozère (27km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (30km)
• Grotte des Demoiselles (35km)
• Cirque de Vissec (35km)
• Grotte de la Cocaliere (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (39km)
• Le Caylar (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Maison des vautours (vultures) (27km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (38km)

Geography and distances

Rousses is in the south of France at 36 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Rousses is 526 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Rousses from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barre-Des-Cevennes, Bassurels, Fraissinet-de-Fourques, Le Pompidou and Vebron.

This page in French: Visiter Rousses