Souvignargues
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Souvignargues | ||
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 | |
Area1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 717 | |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 30324 / 30250 | |
Elevation |
42–173 m (138–568 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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. |
Souvignargues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 405 | — |
1968 | 406 | +0.2% |
1975 | 370 | −8.9% |
1982 | 460 | +24.3% |
1990 | 545 | +18.5% |
1999 | 589 | +8.1% |
2008 | 717 | +21.7% |
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
References
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