Le Rouget (French pronunciation: [lə ʁuʒɛ]; Languedocien: Lo Roget) is a former commune in the département of Cantal in south-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Le Rouget-Pers.[2]
Le Rouget | |
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Part of Le Rouget-Pers | |
 A general view of Le Rouget | |
Location of Le Rouget  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 2°13′57″E / 44.8553°N 2.2325°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Aurillac |
| Canton | Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat |
| Commune | Le Rouget-Pers |
| Area 1 | 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 961 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15290 |
| Elevation | 555–665 m (1,821–2,182 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Rouget, having grown from a hamlet as a result of coming of the railway, will not be found on many 19th-century maps. It was not granted commune status (and, with it, the right to elect a mayor of its own) until September 1945,[3] but is today a more important commercial and employment centre than the nearby historic cantonal centres of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat and Laroquebrou, although it lacks their architectural and historical interest.
A market is held every Sunday morning.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 834 | — |
| 1968 | 918 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 963 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 902 | −6.3% |
| 1990 | 910 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 901 | −1.0% |
| 2006 | 957 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 962 | +0.5% |
See also
References
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