Rougé
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rougé (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒe] ⓘ; Breton: Ruzieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, near Rennes.
For other uses, see Rouge (disambiguation).
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Rougé | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
Canton | Châteaubriant |
Intercommunality | Châteaubriant-Derval |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Duclos[1] |
Area 1 | 56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,146 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44146 /44660 |
Elevation | 39–109 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. |
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The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place, in reference to the high iron-composition of the ground.[citation needed]