Canton of Rousson

The canton of Rousson is an administrative division of the Gard department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rousson.^[3]

Rousson
Canton
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
No. of communes	29
Seat	Rousson
Government
• Representatives (2021–2028)	Cathy Chaulet Ghislain Chassary[1]
Area	385.53 km2 (148.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	31,876
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE code	30 18

Composition

It consists of the following communes:^[3]

1. Allègre-les-Fumades
2. Barjac
3. Bessèges
4. Bordezac
5. Courry
6. Gagnières
7. Les Mages
8. Le Martinet
9. Méjannes-le-Clap
10. Meyrannes
11. Molières-sur-Cèze
12. Navacelles
13. Peyremale
14. Potelières
15. Rivières
16. Robiac-Rochessadoule
17. Rochegude
18. Rousson
19. Saint-Ambroix
20. Saint-Brès
21. Saint-Denis
22. Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet
23. Saint-Jean-de-Maruéjols-et-Avéjan
24. Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle
25. Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas
26. Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers
27. Saint-Privat-de-Champclos
28. Saint-Victor-de-Malcap
29. Tharaux

Councillors

Election		Councillors	Party	Occupation
	2015	Cathy Chaulet	PCF	Territorial official
	2015	Jacky Valy	PCF	Pensioner

Pictures of the canton

"Lower gate" of Barjac

Church of Peyremale

View of Bessèges

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Décret n° 2014-232 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Gard | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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