Le Cailar

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Le Cailar
Lo Cailar
Coat of arms of Le Cailar
Le Cailar (France)
Le Cailar
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Aigues-Mortes
Community association Petite Camargue
Coordinates 43 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 14 ′  E
height 0-41 m
surface 30.01 km 2
Residents 2,412 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 80 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30740
INSEE code

Saint-Etienne church

Le Cailar is a French commune with 2,412 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . Le Cailar belongs to the Arrondissement of Nîmes and the Canton of Aigues-Mortes .

geography

Le Cailar is located near the cities of Nîmes and Montpellier in the so-called Little Camargue . The Vistre and the Rhôny flow through the municipality . Le Cailar is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Condognan and Vergéze in the north, Vestric-et-Candiac in the northeast, Vauvert in the east, Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze in the south and southwest, Aimargues in the west and Aigues-Vives in the northwest.

history

The area of ​​the municipality is since the 6th century BC. Settled when it was still a lagoon port to the Mediterranean. The first written sources mention Castellus in the year 675. In 1382 the castle complex was razed.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1109 1158 1222 1412 1929 2311 2369 2412

Attractions

  • Saint-Étienne church, built around 1090, monument historique since 1951
  • Protestant church
  • Town hall from the 18th century
  • Fernand Granon House
  • Anglas tower from the 14th century
  • Bullring by Le Cailar from 1925, Monument historique since 1993

Personalities

Web links

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