[2][3] La Rousse is incorporated in the traditional quarter of Monte Carlo.

Since 2018, it is home to a police station near the border with France.

La Rousse is an administrative constituency; previously, it was a subdivision of the traditional district of Monte Carlo.

La Rousse is bordered by the French Republic to the north and east, Saint Michel and Monte Carlo to the south, and Larvotto to the south and west.

Tour Odéon,[4] a mixed-use development, is located on Avenue de l'Annonciade.