Le Cailar
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Aigues-Mortes | |
| Community association | Petite Camargue | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 0-41 m | |
| surface | 30.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,412 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 80 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30740 | |
| INSEE code | 30059 | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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Le Cailar is a French commune with 2,412 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . Le Cailar belongs to the Arrondissement of Nîmes and the Canton of Aigues-Mortes .
geography
Le Cailar is located near the cities of Nîmes and Montpellier in the so-called Little Camargue . The Vistre and the Rhôny flow through the municipality . Le Cailar is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Condognan and Vergéze in the north, Vestric-et-Candiac in the northeast, Vauvert in the east, Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze in the south and southwest, Aimargues in the west and Aigues-Vives in the northwest.
history
The area of the municipality is since the 6th century BC. Settled when it was still a lagoon port to the Mediterranean. The first written sources mention Castellus in the year 675. In 1382 the castle complex was razed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1109 | 1158 | 1222 | 1412 | 1929 | 2311 | 2369 | 2412 |
Attractions
- Saint-Étienne church, built around 1090, monument historique since 1951
- Protestant church
- Town hall from the 18th century
- Fernand Granon House
- Anglas tower from the 14th century
- Bullring by Le Cailar from 1925, Monument historique since 1993
Personalities
- Abdias Maurel (late 16th century – 1705), cavalry leader
- François Mingaud (1771–1847), carom player, inventor of the cue
