Rougé

Rougé (Breton: Ruzieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Rougé
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Rougé
Rougé
Rougé
Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonChâteaubriant
IntercommunalityCastelbriantais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Duclos
Area
1
56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,230
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44146 /44660
Elevation39–109 m (128–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies near Rennes.

The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place. The name was used to call "the red place" because of the high iron-composition of the ground.

Geography

The river Chère forms small part of the commune's southern border.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,000—    
18062,083+4.2%
18212,404+15.4%
18312,295−4.5%
18412,272−1.0%
18512,710+19.3%
18612,705−0.2%
18722,813+4.0%
18812,782−1.1%
18912,895+4.1%
19012,665−7.9%
19112,625−1.5%
19212,408−8.3%
19312,249−6.6%
19462,229−0.9%
19542,179−2.2%
19622,011−7.7%
19681,995−0.8%
19751,982−0.7%
19822,055+3.7%
19902,167+5.5%
19992,141−1.2%
20102,253+5.2%
20172,230−1.0%

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

See also
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