Montfrin
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Redessan | |
| Community association | Pont du Gard | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 53 ' N , 4 ° 36' E | |
| height | 7-78 m | |
| surface | 15.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,189 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 209 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30490 | |
| INSEE code | 30179 | |
| Website | www.montfrin.com | |
 Castle of Montfrin |
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Montfrin is a French commune with 3,189 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region .
geography
Montfrin is at the mouth of the Gardon and the Rhône . The municipality is located ten kilometers from the Pont du Gard and near the cities of Nîmes and Avignon (both 20 kilometers away). The place is dominated by the castle, which is classified as a monument historique .
history
From 120 AD the Romans began to settle in the area. The name of the place comes from Mons ( Latin for mountain ; in this case the hills in the area were meant) and ferinus ( wild ). Antoninus Pius had a tower built that would later be the keep of today's castle. In the Middle Ages, the Saint-Martin d'Entrevitz connected the place with its Rhône port. In 1180 the Templars built the Notre Dame de Malpas church . The tower of the church was built in 1372 by the Order of Malta . Opposite the town hall is the Calvière house (built in 1519), where Cardinal Richelieu lived in 1629 during the Alès edict of grace . In March 1642, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin and Madeleine Béjart met during the third visit of Louis XII. in Montfrin.
The local winery has been exhibiting the skeleton of a mammoth since May 2007 . The composite remains of the five-meter-long and four-meter-high animal represent one of only two publicly displayed skeletons of this species in all of France. The other can be found in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris . The establishment of the mammoth remains led to a massive increase in sales.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1779 | 2055 | 2089 | 2404 | 2685 | 2943 | 2980 | 3189 |
economy
Almost fifty farmers are still active in Montfrin today, and viticulture in particular plays an important role. The commune is part of the Côtes du Rhône Villages wine-growing region ; in addition, the wine Vin de Pays d'Oc is cultivated. There are four private wine cellars and one that is shared with the neighboring villages of Meynes , Théziers and Comps . There are also twenty-five construction companies. There are three bakeries, two grocery stores and three bars in the village.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Information on the website of the community association ( Memento of the original dated December 2, 2010 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.
- ↑ Un mammouth comme argument de vente , reussir-vigne.com
