Rouans

Rouans (French: [ʁwɑ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Rouans
Commune
Tower of Buzay Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Rouans
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Coordinates: 47°11′00″N 1°52′00″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Machecoul
Intercommunality	Cœur Pays de Retz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Ripoche
Area ^1	37.73 km^2 (14.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,956
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44145 /44640
Elevation	0–60 m (0–197 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,114 —     1806 1,708 −19.2% 1821 2,164 +26.7% 1831 1,998 −7.7% 1841 2,499 +25.1% 1851 2,227 −10.9% 1861 2,137 −4.0% 1872 2,258 +5.7% 1881 2,256 −0.1% 1891 2,265 +0.4% 1901 2,191 −3.3% 1911 2,077 −5.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,784 −14.1% 1931 1,543 −13.5% 1946 1,514 −1.9% 1954 1,550 +2.4% 1962 1,520 −1.9% 1968 1,443 −5.1% 1975 1,447 +0.3% 1982 1,710 +18.2% 1990 1,891 +10.6% 1999 2,131 +12.7% 2011 2,721 +27.7% 2017 2,956 +8.6%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Buzay Abbey

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.