Rouans

Rouans (French pronunciation: [ʁwɑ̃s] ^ⓘ; Breton: Rodent) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Rouans
Commune
Tower of Buzay Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Rouans
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Coordinates: 47°11′00″N 1°52′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Machecoul-Saint-Même
Intercommunality	CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Ripoche[1]
Area 1	37.73 km2 (14.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,272
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44145 /44640
Elevation	0–60 m (0–197 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,114 —     1821 2,164 +0.08% 1846 2,245 +0.15% 1872 2,258 +0.02% 1901 2,191 −0.10% 1926 1,642 −1.15% 1946 1,514 −0.40% 1962 1,520 +0.02%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,443 −0.86% 1975 1,447 +0.04% 1982 1,710 +2.41% 1990 1,891 +1.27% 1999 2,131 +1.34% 2007 2,506 +2.05% 2012 2,734 +1.76% 2017 2,956 +1.57%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Buzay Abbey