Sauve
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  Sauve | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Sauve | ||
| Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°ECoordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
| Canton | Sauve | |
| Intercommunality | Coutach Vidourle | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Marion | |
| Area1 | 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,879 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30311 / 30610 | |
| Elevation | 75–470 m (246–1,542 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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Sauve is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,268 | — |
| 1968 | 1,328 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1,277 | −3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,417 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 1,606 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1,690 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,879 | +11.2% |
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
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sauve. |
