Roussillon, Vaucluse

Roussillon
Commune
A view of the village of Roussillon
Coat of arms
Location of Roussillon
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Coordinates: 43°54′11″N 5°17′37″E / 43.9031°N 5.2936°E / 43.9031; 5.2936
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Apt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gisèle Bonnelly[1]
Area 1	29.77 km2 (11.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,318
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84102 /84220
Elevation	159–365 m (522–1,198 ft) (avg. 343 m or 1,125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roussillon (French pronunciation: [ʁusijɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Rossilhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Roussillon lies within the borders of the Natural Regional Park of Luberon. In the French natural regional parks system, new economic activities may be developed only if they are sustainable.^[3]

It is noted for its large ochre deposits found in the clay surrounding the village. Ochres are pigments ranging from yellow and orange to red. One of the former ochre quarries can be visited via the "Sentier des Ocres" (Ochre Path), a walk of either 30 or 60 minutes through the old workings.