Marguerittes
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Marguerittes (main town) | |
| Community association | Nîmes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 52 ' N , 4 ° 27' E | |
| height | 41-197 m | |
| surface | 25.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,586 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 340 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30320 | |
| INSEE code | 30156 | |
| Website | http://www.marguerittes.fr/ | |
 Saint-Pierre church |
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Marguerittes is a French commune with 8586 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitania region .
geography
Marguerittes is located on the eastern outskirts of Nîmes . The community is located at the transition between the Costières plain and the Garrigue hills .
history
The area has been inhabited by hunters, gatherers and fishermen since early history. During Roman times it was used to supply the city of Nîmes with agricultural products. Many Roman villas were scattered here. Later Marguerittes was a small fortified village with a castle. Possibly the village originated from a villa called Virgelosa , from which the current name developed over time. The village was probably built near the aqueduct from Uzès to Nîmes, which also led over the famous Pont du Gard . Apparently there was another small aqueduct that brought water back from Nîmes to supply a Roman villa.
Attractions
- Oppidum Roquecourbe
- Gallo-Roman cemetery
- Remains of Roman villas and early medieval settlements
- Church from the 15th century, rebuilt in the 17th century
- Remains of the Roman aqueduct from Uzès to Nîmes
Demographics
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2030 | 2548 | 3150 | 5149 | 7548 | 8181 | 8671 | 8586 |
age structure
28 percent of the population are 19 years old or younger. Five percent of the population are 75 years of age or older.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Information on the association's website
- ↑ Demographic data on toutes-les-villes.com ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
