Rougé

Rougé (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒe] ; Breton: Ruzieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, near Rennes.

Rougé
Commune
Location of Rougé
Rougé
Rougé
Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonChâteaubriant
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Michel Duclos
Area
1
56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,146
  Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44146 /44660
Elevation39–109 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.

The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place, in reference to the high iron-composition of the ground.

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