Turned pink

Rosis is a common French, located in the department of the Herault and the area Languedoc-Roussillon.

Geography

Hamlets

History

The commune of Turned pink made up in 1830 from the common one was disappeared from Saint-Gervais-Ground (or Saint-Gervais-Ground-Open), which had been itself made up starting from the old St-Gervais-Ground community. Part of the grounds were attached to the communes of Castanet-le-Haut, Saint-Gervais-on-Pond, Saint-Genius-with-Varensal.

In the hamlet of Douch took place, on September 10th, 1943, one of the first important combat of the Résistance (mentioned by the de Gaulle General). He opposed a group of 47 men of the maquis directed by Christian of Roquemaurel to a strong German column of 200 men. the men of the maquis folded up themselves not without to have imposed strong losses on the enemy.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Notre-Dame Church of Douch
Stele with the memory of the Maquis Bir-Hakeim with Douch

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Herault

External bonds

Official site of the commune of Turned pink Herault
Turned pink on the site of the national geographical Institute
Turned pink on the site of INSEE
Turned pink on the site of Quid
Localization of Turned pink on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Turned pink on Mapquest

genealogy of Turned pink

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