Chusclan

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Chusclan
Coat of arms of Chusclan
Chusclan (France)
Chusclan
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Community association Gard Rhodania
Coordinates 44 ° 9 '  N , 4 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 9 '  N , 4 ° 41'  E
height 28-268 m
surface 13.23 km 2
Residents 967 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 73 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30200
INSEE code 30081
Website http://www.chusclan.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Chusclan

Chusclan is a French commune with 967 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Nîmes and the canton of Bagnols-sur-Cèze .

geography

Chusclan is about ten kilometers west of Orange . The Rhône limits the municipality to the east. The Marcoule nuclear power plant is located between the Chusclan and the Rhône . Chusclan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vénéjan in the north, Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts in the north and northeast, Piolenc in the east, Caderousse in the southeast, Codolet in the south and southeast, Orsan in the south and southwest and Bagnols-sur-Cèze in the west.

Wines from the Côtes du Rhône appellation are produced here.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 576 616 668 809 941 908 959 994
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Julien-et-Saint-Emétery church, former priory, church from the 10th century
  • Sainte-Madeleine Chapel, Romanesque church building from the 11th century
  • Gicon Castle

  • Saint-Julien-et-Saint-Emétery church

  • Convention

  • Gicon Castle

Personalities

Web links

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