Country France Department Loire-Atlantique Intercommunality Castelbriantais Area 56.32 km² Arrondissement Châteaubriant | Region Pays de la Loire Canton Rougé Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,143 (1999) | |
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Rougé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Map of 44660 Roug%C3%A9, 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.
de Rougé family
The de Rougé family whose former name was des Rues is a family of the French nobility from Anjou, dating back to the 14th century.
the proven filiation of the de Rougé family is established with Huet des Rues, married in 1375 with Jeanne d'Erbrée or with Jean II des Rues, married in 1421 with Jeanne d’Orvaux.
The des Rues family used the name de Rougé at the beginning of the 16th century after that the older family of the same name de Rougé (known since 1045) became extinct.
The link between the des Rues family and the former de Rougé family is not proven.