Bernis
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Vauvert | |
| Community association | Nîmes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 46 ′ N , 4 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 16-101 m | |
| surface | 12.80 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,420 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 267 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30620 | |
| INSEE code | 30036 | |
| Website | http://www.bernis.fr/ | |
 Church Saint-André |
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Bernis is a municipality with 3420 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in France . Bernis borders in the northeast on the municipality of Milhaud , in the east on Aubord and in the west on Uchaud .
geography
Natural space and agricultural geography
The municipality of Bernis includes the natural landscape units Garrigues de Nîmes and the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque , which is traversed by the Vistre . The vast delta of the Vistre begins between Bernis and Aubord and merges into the Petite Camargue at Vauvert . Because of its proximity to the Vistre, Bernis is periodically hit by floods.
In terms of agricultural geography, Bernis is characterized by viticulture (→ Costières de Nîmes ), and there are still the first manades (Camargue animal breeding and Camargue horse breeding), which are located in the wetlands of the Vistre. There is also some asparagus cultivation .
Human and economic geography
The population development of Bernis is remarkable. The population almost tripled in the last third of the 20th century. Bernis is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole . The population development of Bernis is mainly due to the economic rise of Nîmes .
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 929 | 1,081 | 1,480 | 2,220 | 2,502 | 2,657 | 3,021 | 3,420 |
Attractions
The Romanesque parish church of Saint-André from the 12th and 13th centuries was registered as a Monument historique on May 31, 2006 . A previous church was mentioned for the first time in 1095 in a papal bull. The tower was probably built in the 15th century. Its tip was added in 1854.
literature
- Gilles Martin-Raget and Jacques Maigne: De garrigues en Costières. Paysages de Nîmes Mêtropole. Arles (Actes Sud) 2005, ISBN 2-7427-5692-2 .
