Rougé

For other uses, see Rouge (disambiguation).

Rougé
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Rougé
Rougé Location within France Rougé Location within Pays de la Loire
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  (2023)	2,146
• Density	38.10/km2 (98.69/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.

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

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

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,000	—
1821	2,404	+0.66%
1846	2,603	+0.32%
1872	2,813	+0.30%
1901	2,665	−0.19%
1926	2,357	−0.49%
1946	2,229	−0.28%
1962	2,011	−0.64%
1968	1,995	−0.13%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	1,982	−0.09%
1982	2,055	+0.52%
1990	2,167	+0.67%
1999	2,143	−0.12%
2007	2,280	+0.78%
2012	2,232	−0.42%
2017	2,230	−0.02%
2023	2,146	−0.64%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department