Le Rouget
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Le Rouget is a commune
in the Cantal
department in south-central France
.
Le Rouget will not be found on many 19th century maps, having grown from a hamlet as a result of the railway. It was not granted "commune" status until September 1945 (and therefore was able to appoint a mayor), but is now a more important commercial and employment centre than the nearby historic cantonal centres of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat
or Laroquebrou
, although it lacks their architectural and historic interest.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Cantal
Cantal
Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous....
department in south-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Le Rouget will not be found on many 19th century maps, having grown from a hamlet as a result of the railway. It was not granted "commune" status until September 1945 (and therefore was able to appoint a mayor), but is now a more important commercial and employment centre than the nearby historic cantonal centres of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat
Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat
Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
or Laroquebrou
Laroquebrou
Laroquebrou is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:...
, although it lacks their architectural and historic interest.