Rosny, Tasmania

Rosny Hobart, Tasmania
Aerial image of Rosny and Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area
Rosny
Coordinates	42°52′24″S 147°21′17″E / 42.87333°S 147.35472°E / -42.87333; 147.35472Coordinates: 42°52′24″S 147°21′17″E / 42.87333°S 147.35472°E / -42.87333; 147.35472
Population	793 (2011 census)
• Density	1,021.9/km2 (2,647/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	7018
Area	0.776 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Clarence
State electorate(s)	Franklin
Federal Division(s)	Franklin
Suburbs around Rosny: (Tasman Bridge) Montagu Bay Rosny Park Derwent River Rosny Rosny Park Derwent River Derwent River Derwent River

Rosny is a suburb of the City of Clarence, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the eastern shore of the Derwent River, between the suburbs of Montagu Bay and Rosny Park, approximately 4 kilometres from Hobart's centre. Rosny is the residential part of its commercial namesake Rosny Park.

Rosny is a pretty, quiet, residential area, with sweeping views of the Derwent River and its estuary, the Tasman Bridge and Mount Wellington, and looks directly across the river to the CBD of Hobart. It is located on a narrow peninsula which juts out from the eastern shore at Rosny Point and climbs the rising slopes of Rosny Hill.

Rosny was named for a family name of W.A. Bethune, the holder of the original grant on the point, and he named it after his ancestor, the Duc de Maximilien de Bethune Sully, of Rosny-sur-Seine near Mantes in France.

Rosny was the initial home of the 'The Rosny Children's Choir', later changing the name to Australian Rosny Children's Choir. A local music teacher, Jennifer Filby, had her pupils sing carols at their end-of-year recital. She was asked to provide a chorus for a musical, and the Rosny Children's Choir was born in 1967.

The Choir was first from the southern hemisphere to perform at the renowned choral eisteddfod at Llangollen in Wales (1971), and in 1975 the first Australian choir to perform in China, as part of the Australian government's first cultural exchange. As well as a tour to Japan and interstate, and local performances, the Choir performed commissioned works and performed with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

In 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the suburb of Rosny had a population of 793 persons and 360 private dwellings.