Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie
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Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | |
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Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | |
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | |
Coordinates: 44°02′46″N 4°26′31″E / 44.046°N 4.442°ECoordinates: 44°02′46″N 4°26′31″E / 44.046°N 4.442°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Uzès |
Intercommunality | Uzège |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Yvon Bonzi |
Area | |
• Land1 | 24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Population2 | 2,914 |
• Population2 Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30295 / 30700 |
Elevation |
82–272 m (269–892 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
History
The suffix Poterie (English: pottery) was added to the town's name in 1886 following a decree signed by Jules Grévy, then President of the French Republic.[1]
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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Population | 1349 | 1356 | 1510 | 1753 | 2290 | 2731 | 2914 |
Personalities
Joseph Monier, the inventor of reinforced concrete used in construction, was born in the village in 1823. The town's marketplace has a reinforced concrete covering.
See also
References
- ↑ "SAINT-QUENTIN-LA-POTERIE, UN VILLAGE CHARGE D'HISTOIRE" (in French). Archived from the original on 10 Aug 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
External links
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