Rochefort-du-Gard

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Coordinates: 43°58′30″N 4°41′27″E / 43.975, 4.69083

Commune of Rochefort-du-Gard
Location
Rochefort-du-Gard (France)
Rochefort-du-Gard
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon
Mayor Jean-Marie Pascal
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 48 m–267 m
(avg. 56 m)
Land area¹ 34.03 km²
Population²
(2005 (estimate))		 6,667
 - Density 171/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 30217/ 30650
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Rochefort-du-Gard is a town and commune in the Gard département, in southern France.

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[edit] Culture

Located in the canton of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Rochefort-du-Gard is integrated into Languedoc-Roussillon but naturally rooted in Provence, and it depends on the economic area of Avignon.

With its 42 associations, it enjoys a great number of cultural and sporting events. Nearly 3'000 people come to see the "Grand Aïoli," held on the Monday after the village festival.

[edit] Wine

Rochefort-du-Gard is well-renowned for its AOC Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Signargues, one of the best appellation of the southern part of the Rhône Valley. The different soils, micro-climates and vines provide an ideal habitat for this prestigious appellation. Everything was set in motion to achieve optimum results: full-bodied wines combining force and elegance yet retaining the uniqueness of terroir through a complex pallet of aromas.

[edit] Sights

Rochefort du Gard is also well known for its very conserved historic monuments:

  • Le Castelas, a fully renovated Romanesque chapel from the 10th century, which towers above the village
  • The Sanctuary of Notre Dame, built under Charlemagne's rule in 798. The chapel, the nave, the choir, the baroque altar, the museum of thanksgiving plaques, the hall of echoes, and the Grand Calvary are all worth the visit
  • The church of Saint Bardulphe, a neo-Gothic parish church which was renovated in 1981 and 1988
  • The town hall, a former a chapel built from 1729 to 1934
  • The wash-house with its Doric columns; it was completed in 1807 and entirely renovated in 1999

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Coordinates: 43°58′N 4°41′E / 43.967, 4.683


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