Connaux

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Connaux
Counauç
Connaux coat of arms
Connaux (France)
Connaux
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Community association Gard Rhodania
Coordinates 44 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E
height 56-231 m
surface 9.58 km 2
Residents 1,674 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 175 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30330
INSEE code
Website http://www.connaux.fr/

Connaux ( Occitan : Conauç ) is a French commune with 1,674 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Nîmes and the canton of Bagnols-sur-Cèze . The inhabitants are called Connaulais .

geography

Connaux is about 17 kilometers west-southwest of Orange . Connaux is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Tresques in the north, Laudun in the northeast, Saint-Paul-les-Fonts in the east, Pouzilhac in the south and Gaujac in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 632 744 979 1212 1450 1623 1611 1674
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Benoît church
  • Remains of the former fortifications
  • Clock tower

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the Belgian municipality of Chiny in the province of Luxembourg.

Web links

Commons : Connaux  - collection of images, videos and audio files