| Le Rouret | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Rouret 06.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Grasse |
| Canton: | Valbonne |
| Insee: | 06112 |
| Postal Code: | 06650 |
| Mayor: | Gérald Lombardo[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Coordinates: | 43.6753°N 7.0064°W |
| Elevation M: | 3456 |
| Elevation Min M: | 178 |
| Elevation Max M: | 480 |
| Area Km2: | 7.1 |
Le Rouret (in French pronounced as /lə ʁuʁɛ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Lo Roret) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Le Rouret is located 10km (10miles) from Grasse, 26km (16miles) from Cannes and the Mediterranean coast, 28km (17miles) from Nice and 45km (28miles) from Monaco. Parts of Le Rouret sit on a south-facing elevation, providing a view to the Mediterranean Sea ranging from Monaco to Saint-Tropez.
The commune is largely residential, but a number of shops and a local tourist information office can be found in the centre of the village. The surrounding areas are interspersed with flower farms, used by the perfume distilleries of Grasse.
Le Rouret is an example of a typical Provençal village undergoing modern development: evidence of its agricultural present and past remains clear despite increased tourism, cultural activities and housing developments.
Two sites in Le Rouret show signs of ancient occupation: Le Camp du Bois du Rouret and Le Castellaras.
Le Camp du Bois is situated on a hilltop. Digs carried out by Paul Goby at the end of the 19th century showed signs of habitations from around 400 BC, with the most dense period of occupation being around 100 BC.[2]
Le Castellaras is very similar but additionally sports a fallen monolith, thought to date from the Neolithic era or Bronze Age. However, no other signs of occupations from these periods has been found on this site.