Rougemont is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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and

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counties,

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, United States. The population of the CDP was 978 at the 2010 census. An act to

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Rougemont as a town was introduced to the

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in 2011, resulting in a referendum where the incorporation was rejected by a margin of 10 votes.

Geography

Rougemont is located in northern Durham County along

U.S. Route 501 U.S. Route 501 (US 501) is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business. It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolin ...

. The center of town is north of the center of

and south of Roxboro. The CDP extends north into Person County as far as the Flat River, east to Moores Mill Road, south to Quail Roost Farm Road, and west to Harris Road and Chambers Road. The Rougemont ZIP code covers a much larger area, extending west into Orange County and east into Granville County, but all population statistics are for the smaller CDP area.

Demographics

Points of interest

Castle Mont Rouge Castle Mont Rouge is a castle located on Red Mountain in Rougemont, North Carolina, north of Durham.''The News and Observer'', "A castle? A Work of Art? Mont Rouge is a labor of love", Adrianne Cleven, 3 Nov 2019, 1D''The Herald Sun'', “Cast ...

, designed by Robert Mihaly *

Orange County Speedway Orange County Speedway is a asphalt oval in Orange County, North Carolina, near Rougemont. It first opened in 1966 as a and a dirt oval (Trico Speedway), which operated until 1967 and 1973, respectively. The facility was reopened and paved i ...

, west of town * Little River Regional Parkbr>Little River Regional Park & Natural Area
in Orange/Durham County

References

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