Sauve

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Sauve
Sauve
Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E / 43.9433; 3.9492Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E / 43.9433; 3.9492
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Le Vigan
Canton Sauve
Intercommunality Coutach Vidourle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Marion
Area
  Land1 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 1,879
  Population2 Density 60/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 30311 / 30610
Elevation 75–470 m (246–1,542 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.

Sauve is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

Historical population of Sauve
Year1962196819751982199019992008
Population1268132812771417160616901879

Personalities

In the mid-1990s American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve. He presently lives there with his family.

The drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, also has an apartment in the town.

International relations

Sauve is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11. 

External links

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