Souvignargues
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  Souvignargues | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  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 | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Sommières | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sommières | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Pattus | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 717 | |
| • Population2 Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30324 / 30250 | |
| Elevation |
42–173 m (138–568 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Souvignargues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 405 | 406 | 370 | 460 | 545 | 589 | 717 |
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
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