Roussent

Roussent
Coat of arms
Roussent
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Roussent
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Campagne-lès-Hesdin
Intercommunality	Val de Canche et d'Authie
Government
• Mayor	Régis Seine
Area1	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	192
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
144	158	148	147	172	151	192
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

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

• Roussent on the Quid website (French)