Rougon, Louisiana

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Rougon
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Pointe Coupee
Center
 - coordinates 30°36′03″N 91°23′50″W / 30.60083, -91.39722Coordinates: 30°36′03″N 91°23′50″W / 30.60083, -91.39722
 - elevation 30 ft (9.1 m)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 70773
Area code 225
Location of Rougon in Louisiana
Location of Rougon in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Rougon, (pronounced Rue Gahn) is a non-census designated place in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana (USA). The area is home to several plantation homes. There is one school in the area, Rougon Elementary School (formerly Rougon High School). The community was formerly home to the now defunct P. V. Rougon store built in 1881. There are no officially designated boundaries to the village, but the area is more or less bounded by Louisiana Highway 414 on the northern edge of the area, LA-983 on the western edge, a set of railroad tracks on the eastern edge, and southern Pointe Coupee Parish border on the southern edge. The zip code assigned to this area is 70773[1].

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