Rougé
Commune
Coat of arms of Rougé
Location of Rougé
Rougé is located in France
Rougé
Rougé
Rougé is located in Pays de la Loire
Rougé
Rougé
Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W / 47.7836°N 1.4469°W / 47.7836; -1.4469
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonChâteaubriant
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Michel Duclos[1]
Area
1
56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,146
  Density38/km2 (99/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.

Rougé (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒe] ; Breton: Ruzieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, near Rennes.

The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place, in reference to the high iron-composition of the ground.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,000    
1821 2,404+0.66%
1846 2,603+0.32%
1872 2,813+0.30%
1901 2,665−0.19%
1926 2,357−0.49%
1946 2,229−0.28%
1962 2,011−0.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,995−0.13%
1975 1,982−0.09%
1982 2,055+0.52%
1990 2,167+0.67%
1999 2,143−0.12%
2007 2,280+0.78%
2012 2,232−0.42%
2017 2,230−0.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rougé, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also


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