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

Rougé
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Rougé
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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
Area 1	56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	2,185
• Density	39/km2 (100/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.

The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place, in reference to the high iron-composition of the ground.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The river Chère forms small part of the commune's southern border.

Population

References

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

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