Rougé
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The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in Rougé | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Rougé | ||
| Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W / 47.7836°N 1.4469°WCoordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W / 47.7836°N 1.4469°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant | |
| Canton | Rougé | |
| Intercommunality | Castelbriantais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Lemaitre | |
| Area1 | 56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,262 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44146 / 44660 | |
| Elevation | 39–109 m (128–358 ft) | |
| Website | www.cc-castelbriantais.fr | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Rougé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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.
Lords of Rougé
Coat of Arms of the House Rougé
Main article: House of Rougé
This town is the original lordship of a French family of the same name (Rougé-Rougé, Rougé de Derval, Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, and Rougé de Caylus).
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- Rougé, Vicomte Olivier de, Histoire Généalogique de la Maison de Rougé, Chartier Vendôme, 1908.
- Wismes, Armel de, Ainsi vivaient les Français, Jean-Pierre Gyss éditeur, 2001.
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