Cendras
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | La Grand-Combe | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ' N , 4 ° 3' E | |
| height | 138-560 m | |
| surface | 12.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,841 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 143 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30480 | |
| INSEE code | 30077 | |
| Website | http://www.cendras.fr/ | |
,_le_Galeizon.JPG) The river Galeizon near Cendras |
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Cendras is a French commune with 1,841 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Alès and is part of the canton of La Grand-Combe (until 2015: canton of Alès-Ouest ).
geography
Cendras is located on the west bank of the Gardon River , into which the Galeizon flows, and is a banlieue in the northwest (approx. 7 kilometers) of Alès . Cendras is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Salles-du-Gardon in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues in the east, Alès in the southeast, Saint-Jean-du-Pin in the south, Saint-Paul-la-Coste in the west and Soustelle in the north-west.
Route nationale 106 runs along the eastern edge of the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 2248 | 2781 | 2267 | 2140 | 2022 | 1952 | 1902 | 1841 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- Le Puech tower from the 14th century
- Les Camisards bridge
Web links
Commons : Cendras - collection of images, videos and audio files
