Rougé

The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in Rougé

Coat of arms

Rougé

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

Rougé

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

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.

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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Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

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