Ruca, Côtes-d'Armor
Ruca
Ruskad | |
|---|---|
 The chapel of Ruca in 2012 | |
Location of Ruca | |
  Ruca Location within France  Ruca Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′05″N 2°20′17″W / 48.5681°N 2.3381°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Pléneuf-Val-André |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Perche[1] |
Area 1 | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 595 |
| • Density | 49.1/km2 (127/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22268 /22550 |
| Elevation | 22–79 m (72–259 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ruca (French pronunciation: [ʁyka]; Breton: Ruskad) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 637 | — |
| 1975 | 582 | −1.28% |
| 1982 | 578 | −0.10% |
| 1990 | 544 | −0.75% |
| 1999 | 504 | −0.84% |
| 2007 | 499 | −0.12% |
| 2012 | 586 | +3.27% |
| 2017 | 609 | +0.77% |
| 2023 | 595 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Ruca are called rucassiens in French.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruca.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
