Rougé

Rougé
The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in Rougé The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in Rougé
Coat of arms of Rougé Coat of arms
Rougé
Location within Pays de la Loire region Rougé
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant
Canton	Rougé
Intercommunality	Castelbriantais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Lemaitre
Area1	56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,262
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	44146 / 44660
Elevation	39–109 m (128–358 ft)
Website	www.cc-castelbriantais.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rougé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

It lies near Rennes.

The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place. The name was used to call "the red place" because of the high iron-composition of the ground.

Geography

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

Lords of Rougé

File:Blason Famille Rougé 1332.svg

Coat of Arms of the House Rougé

Main article: House of Rougé

This town is the original lordship of a French family of the same name (Rougé-Rougé, Rougé de Derval, Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, and Rougé de Caylus).

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