Codognan
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Codognan Codonhan |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Vauvert | |
| Community association | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 44 ' N , 4 ° 13' E | |
| height | 10-21 m | |
| surface | 4.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,423 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 521 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30920 | |
| INSEE code | 30083 | |
| Website | codognan.fr | |
 Mairie Codognan |
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Codognan is a French commune with 2,423 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region .
geography
Codognan is close to the cities of Nîmes and Montpellier . The coastal town of Le Grau-du-Roi is 27 kilometers away. The place is located south of the ancient Via Domitia road . It is traversed by the approximately 20 kilometer long Rhôny , a tributary of the Vistre . The Canal d'Irrigation Bas-Rhône Languedoc irrigation canal also flows to the south of the municipality . The A9 is in the immediate vicinity .
The municipality borders on Vergèze to the north and east , Le Cailar to the south and Aigues-Vives and Mus to the east .
history
Codognan was first mentioned in the copial book of Psalmody Abbey , then under the name Codonanium . The place was founded on the old Via Domitia, a Roman road opened in 118 BC. In the Middle Ages, Codognan was a fief of the Lords of Calvisson . In the course of the Middle Ages the place was affected by wars, epidemics such as the plague and several fires. Fires were particularly severe in 1322 and 1384. Because of the Huguenot persecution that began in 1685 , around a hundred villagers fled abroad. The French Revolution proceeded without any particular incident. At that time, around 400 people lived in Codognan. With the construction of the Nîmes-Sète line , the village was connected to the railway network in 1845. The inhabitants protested in Nîmes in 1851 for the republic and against the takeover of power by Napoleon III. A small chapel was built in 1855 and a clock tower in 1857. At the end of the 19th century, phylloxera destroyed the vines and with it a significant part of the local economy. In 1907 numerous winemakers from Codognan took part in the winemaker rebellion . In the 20th century, the place experienced immigration from Spain and Italy, but also from surrounding regions.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 841 | 883 | 1052 | 1310 | 1760 | 1940 | 2492 | 2423 |
Culture and sights
The bullfight is part of the local tradition and is mainly carried out in the bloodless variant of Course camarguaise . In the center of the village is the war memorial for the fallen soldiers of the First World War . The bust of a soldier is shown, as well as the Gallic rooster . On the pillar are the names of the fallen soldiers and the initials RF for République française (French Republic).
Personalities
- Louis Méjan (* 1874 in Codognan; † 1955), politician and senator
- Pierre Dell'Oste (* 1947 in Codognan), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Information on the municipality website (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 30083 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
