Rouez

Rouez (French pronunciation: [ʁwe]), also called Rouez-en-Champagne, is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Rouez-en-Champagne
Commune
A road sign at the entrance to Rouez
Coat of arms
Location of Rouez-en-Champagne
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Coordinates: 48°08′25″N 0°06′46″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality	Champagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ludovic Robidas[1]
Area 1	33.65 km2 (12.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	808
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Demonym	Rouéziens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72256 /72140
Elevation	92–171 m (302–561 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Merdereau, a left tributary of the Vègre, which flows southeastward through the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department