Aramon (Gard)

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Aramon
Coat of arms of Aramon
Aramon (France)
Aramon
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Beaucaire
Community association Pont du Gard
Coordinates 43 ° 54 '  N , 4 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 54 '  N , 4 ° 41'  E
height 7–155 m
surface 31.16 km 2
Residents 4,238 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 136 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30390
INSEE code 30012
Website http://www.aramon.fr/

Old town hall of Aramon

Aramon is a French commune with 4238 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region .

geography

Aramon is ten kilometers northeast of Beaucaire on the Rhône . The village is on the right bank of the river downstream from Avignon , opposite the Montagnette range of hills on the other bank of the river. About seven kilometers further downstream, the Gardon flows into the Rhône from the right.

history

The hills on the Rhône were inhabited since the Neolithic Age. In the 16th century the village belonged to Diana of Poitiers . Due to the success of the port, many new houses and villas were built in the 17th century. In 1703 François de Posquières founded the Ordre de la Boisson de la Stricte Observance , which aimed to ensure the quality of the wine.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1454 1826 1951 3027 3344 3773 3869 4238
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

  • Aramon Castle from the 13th century (rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries)
  • Saint Pancrace church from the 12th century; around the church, on the church square created in the 18th century, there was previously a Gallo-Roman cemetery. Some 1st century grave steles are set into the walls of a house on Rue Pitot.
  • Capitelles (small stone buildings) in the hills

economy

The formerly agricultural village became a location for the chemical industry. Sanofi-Aventis and Expansia produce in Aramon . There is also a thermal power station . However, agriculture and especially viticulture also play an important role in local industry.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Aramon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ La ville d'Aramon , accessed July 7, 2011
  2. ↑ a b c d Information on the website of the community association ( Memento from April 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )