Rougon, Louisiana
Appearance
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Rougon | |
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Coordinates: 30°36′03″N 91°23′50″W / 30.60083°N 91.39722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Pointe Coupee |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70773 |
Area code | 225 |
GNIS feature ID | 555842[1] |
FIPS code | 22-66340 |
Rougon, (pronounced Rue Gahn) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana United States. The area is home to several plantation houses.
History
[edit]The community was formerly home to the now defunct P. V. Rougon store built in 1881.
Geography
[edit]There are no officially designated boundaries to the village, but the area is more or less bounded by Louisiana Highway 414 on the northern edge of the area, LA-983 on the western edge, a set of railroad tracks on the eastern edge, and southern Pointe Coupee Parish border on the southern edge. The zip code assigned to this area is 70773.[2]
Major Roadways
[edit]Education
[edit]There is one school in the area, Rougon Elementary School (formerly Rougon High School).
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