Sauve

Sauve
Commune
A general view of Sauve

Coat of arms
Sauve
Location within Occitanie region
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 Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Le Vigan
Canton Quissac
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)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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
YearPop.±%
19621,268—    
19681,328+4.7%
19751,277−3.8%
19821,417+11.0%
19901,606+13.3%
19991,690+5.2%
20081,879+11.2%

Personalities

In the early-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.
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