Roussillon

Roussillon is a hamlet in Ozillac, Arrondissement of Jonzac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Roussillon is situated nearby to the locality Bois des Rentes, as well as near Bois Gaumureau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Windmill and Jonzac.

Windmill

Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.

A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century.

Jonzac

Railway station

Photo: Daladriel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jonzac is a railway station, which is situated 3 km northwest of Roussillon.

Château de Jonzac

Castle

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Château de Jonzac is a castle, which is situated 3 km northwest of Roussillon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jonzac and Clam.

Jonzac

Village

Photo: Mariiwakura, CC0.

Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite. Jonzac is situated 3 km northwest of Roussillon.

Clam

Village

Photo: Cobber17, CC BY 3.0.

Clam is a commune with 418 residents in the French department of Charente-Maritime in the Poitou-Charentes region. Clam is located in the arrondissement as well as in the canton of Jonzac. The residents are called Clamais. Clam is situated 9 km north of Roussillon.

Roussillon

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Ozillac, Arrondissement of Jonzac, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.41959° or 45° 25′ 11″ north

Longitude

-0.41496° or 0° 24′ 54″ west

Elevation

73 metres (240 feet)

Open location code

8CQXCH9P+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3838932445

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12313740

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In Other Languages

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French: “Roussillon”

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Localities in the Area

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