Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
| Canton | Quissac | |
| Community association | Piémont Cévenol | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 120-324 m | |
| surface | 16.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 685 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30170 | |
| INSEE code | 30106 | |
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Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac is a commune in the French department of Gard in the region Occitania . It belongs to the canton of Quissac and the arrondissement of Le Vigan . It borders in the north-west on Fressac , in the north on Saint-Félix-de-Pallières , in the north-east on Tornac , in the east on Saint-Nazaire-des-Gardies , in the south-east on Saint-Jean-de-Crieulon , in the south on Sauve , to the southwest by Conqueyrac and to the west by Monoblet .
A mammoth skeleton (" southern elephant ") was discovered in 1869 one kilometer from the village . During excavations, the remains of a total of four mammoths, four hippos, five bison, four large deer and a rhinoceros were found on an area of approx. 6000 m². However, the exposed bones were very brittle. Only a single skeleton - the so-called "Mammoth of Durfort" - could be completely recovered and preserved. It is dated to an age of around 2 million years and is now exhibited in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 471 | 454 | 410 | 388 | 492 | 595 | 676 | 685 |
Attractions
- Saint Thomas Church
- reformed Church
- Tour de Durfort
Individual proof
- ↑ Monique Demerson (29 April 2010): L'Uzétien Jules Ollier et le mammouth de Durfort. Le Républicain d'Uzès n ° 3266
