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Souvignargues

Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E / 43.8147; 4.1231
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Souvignargues
Church of St. Stephen
Church of St. Stephen
Coat of arms of Souvignargues
Location of Souvignargues
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Souvignargues is located in France
Souvignargues
Souvignargues
Souvignargues is located in Occitanie
Souvignargues
Souvignargues
Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E / 43.8147; 4.1231
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonCalvisson
IntercommunalityPays de Sommières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Lecerf[1]
Area
1
11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
908
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30324 /30250
Elevation42–173 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.

Souvignargues (French pronunciation: [suviɲaʁɡ]; Occitan: Sauvinhargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962405—    
1968406+0.2%
1975370−8.9%
1982460+24.3%
1990545+18.5%
1999589+8.1%
2008717+21.7%

Sights

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  • 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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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.