Souvignargues
Souvignargues | |
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 Church of St. Stephen | |
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  Souvignargues | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°ECoordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Calvisson |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sommières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Lecerf |
| Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 876 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30324 /30250 |
| Elevation | 42–173 m (138–568 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Souvignargues (French pronunciation: [suviɲaʁɡ]; Occitan: Sauvinhargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 405 | — |
| 1968 | 406 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 370 | −8.9% |
| 1982 | 460 | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 545 | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 589 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 717 | +21.7% |
Sights[]
- Remains of the feudal castle (13th-14th centuries)
- Church of St. Stephen (Saint-Étienne d'Escattes), at Escattes, dating to the 12th century.
- Ruined Romanesque church of St. Andrew (12th century)
- Grotto of Bézal, inhabited from the mid-Palaeolithic Age
See also[]
- Communes of the Gard department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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