Château-Rouge

For other uses, see Château Rouge and Château Rouge (Paris Métro).

Château-Rouge (French: [ʃɑto ʁuʒ]; Lorraine Franconian: Roudendroff; German: Rothendorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Château-Rouge Roudendroff
Commune
The church in Château-Rouge
Coat of arms
Location of Château-Rouge
Château-Rouge Show map of France Château-Rouge Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°16′51″N 6°35′52″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Bouzonville
Intercommunality	CC Houve-Pays Boulageois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Bernard[1]
Area 1	4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	296
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57131 /57320
Elevation	249–348 m (817–1,142 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Previous names: Château Rouge ou Rothdorf (1793), Rothdorff (1794–1795), Châteaurouge (1801).

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Media related to Château-Rouge at Wikimedia Commons