Souvignargues

Souvignargues
Commune
Church of St. Stephen

Coat of arms
Souvignargues
Location within Occitanie region
Souvignargues
Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E / 43.8147; 4.1231Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E / 43.8147; 4.1231
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Calvisson
Intercommunality Pays de Sommières
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Pattus
Area1 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 717
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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
YearPop.±%
1962405    
1968406+0.2%
1975370−8.9%
1982460+24.3%
1990545+18.5%
1999589+8.1%
2008717+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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