Rougé
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{other uses|Rouge (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Rougé
|commune status = Commune
|image = Rougé - Arrière de l'église.jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr rougé (Loire-Atlantique).svg
|arrondissement = Châteaubriant-Ancenis
|canton = Châteaubriant
|INSEE = 44146
|postal code = 44660
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Châteaubriant-Derval
|coordinates = {{coord|47.7836|-1.4469|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 39
|elevation max m = 109
|area km2 = 56.32
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Rougé ({{IPA|fr|ʁuʒe|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pom445-Rougé.wav}}; {{langx|br|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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Geography
The river Chère forms small part of the commune's southern border.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|29774|Rougé}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-44146#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |2000
|1821 |2404
|1846 |2603
|1872 |2813
|1901 |2665
|1926 |2357
|1946 |2229
|1962 |2011
|1968 |1995
|1975 |1982
|1982 |2055
|1990 |2167
|1999 |2143
|2007 |2280
|2012 |2232
|2017 |2230
}}
References
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See also
{{Commons category|Rougé}}
{{Loire-Atlantique communes}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rouge}}
Category:Communes of Loire-Atlantique
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