Caissargues
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Marguerittes | |
| Community association | Nîmes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 48 ' N , 4 ° 23' E | |
| height | 22-93 m | |
| surface | 8.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,027 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 502 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30132 | |
| INSEE code | 30060 | |
| Website | mairie-caissargues.fr | |
 Mairie Caissargues |
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Caissargues is a French commune with 4027 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region .
geography
Caissargues is located five kilometers southeast of Nîmes in the valley of the Vistre .
history
In 1904 Caissargues became an independent municipality. Previously it belonged to the municipality of Bouillargues .
Remnants from prehistoric times were discovered during the construction of the A54 . Later the area was settled by the Romans and Visigoths . The municipality experienced an economic boom thanks to the creation of two industrial areas in 1988 and 1995.
Culture and sights
- Taubenhaus, formerly part of the castle's farm, which disappeared in 1574
- Castle, owned by the municipality since 1954
- Church Saint-Sauveur , first mentioned in 1119
- Archaeological Museum at the service area on the A54
- Rebuilt remnants of the destroyed Roman theater in Nîmes
- Belle-Coste Palace and its chapel
Demographics
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 615 | 810 | 2143 | 3300 | 3292 | 3326 | 3787 | 4027 |
age structure
22 percent of the population are 19 years of age or younger. Six percent of the population are 75 years of age or older.
Web links
Commons : Caissargues - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geographical data on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b Information on the association's website
- ↑ Demographic data on toutes-les-villes.com ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
