Ruca, Côtes-d'Armor
Commune in Brittany, France
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Ruca (French pronunciation: [ʁyka]; Breton: Ruskad) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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 | |
| 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. | |
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.
