Générargues
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Alès-1 | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 5 ′ N , 3 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 128-420 m | |
| surface | 10.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 699 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30140 | |
| INSEE code | 30129 | |
 Bamboo village |
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Générargues is a French commune with 699 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region (before 2016 Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Alès and the canton of Alès-1 ( Anduze until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Générargais .
geography
Générargues is about nine kilometers west-southwest of Alès . The Gardon d'Anduze river limits the municipality to the south-west. Générargues is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille in the north, Saint-Jean-du-Pin in the northeast, Bagard in the east, Boisset-et-Gaujac in the southeast, Anduze in the south and southwest, Thoiras in the west and Mialet in the Northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 380 | 377 | 406 | 491 | 546 | 639 | 684 | 707 |
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Attractions
- Church from the 17th / 18th centuries century
- 19th century Protestant church
- Mills
- Domain La Bambouseraie in Prafance (Laotian bamboo structures), Monument historique since 2006
- Tornac Monastery, partially destroyed, Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Générargues - collection of images, videos and audio files
