| Rouez-en-Champagne | ||
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A road sign at the entrance to Rouez
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| Coordinates: 48°08′25″N 0°06′46″W / 48.1403°N 0.1128°WCoordinates: 48°08′25″N 0°06′46″W / 48.1403°N 0.1128°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Mamers | |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Sillé | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Paul Melot | |
| Area1 | 33.65 km2 (12.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 787 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72256 /72140 | |
| Elevation | 92–171 m (302–561 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Rouez, also called Rouez-en-Champagne, is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Merdereau, a left tributary of the Vègre, which flows southeastward through the commune.