Montpezat (Gard)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Calvisson | |
| Community association | Pays de Sommieres | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 51 ' N , 4 ° 9' E | |
| height | 78-193 m | |
| surface | 11.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,234 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30730 | |
| INSEE code | 30182 | |
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Montpezat is a French commune with 1234 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region .
geography
Montpezat is 16 kilometers west of the city of Nîmes and 35 kilometers northeast of Montpellier . The border with the neighboring Hérault department runs a few kilometers to the southwest . The region around the place is one of the southern foothills of the Cevennes . The municipal area is traversed by the Aigalade , Braune and Massargues streams , while the Vidourle, which runs a few kilometers to the west, is the closest river. The core location lies on a partly limestone-based conglomerate that forms a slight hill, whereas the surrounding plain contains clay soil.
The neighboring municipalities of Montpezat are Saint-Mamert-du-Gard in the north, Parignargues in the northeast, Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols in the east, Souvignargues in the south, Combas in the west and there is a point of contact with Crespian in the northwest.
Infrastructure
The D999, a regional traffic axis that connects the Ganges with Nîmes, runs through the area in an east-west direction . The smaller D22 connects to Sommières to the south .
Culture and history
history
On the basis of archaeological finds, the human settlement of today's municipal area has been proven since ancient times. A first mention was made in the year 994 under the name Villa Alsatis , 1156 followed by Castrum Montispesati and the current naming almost resembling variation Montpesat in 1435. A papal document of 10 December 1156 to certify the ownership of the village by the Bishops of Nimes to in the past. In this epoch the place had a strategic importance due to its location on the southern edge of the Cevennes, which is why it had relatively large fortifications. Montpezat became the scene of war when a group of Protestants hid in the local castle during the Huguenot Wars around 1570. These were ultimately defeated and all murdered.
The village was built in the form of a circulade , a form of settlement common in the historic Languedoc region, in which the houses are arranged in a circle around the castle or the manor. This structure probably emerged in the 11th century and has been preserved to this day, although an expansion of the district was permitted from around the 16th century and the place has continued to grow in other directions in the further course of history.
Buildings
The castle that exists today goes back to a tower called Tour du Diable (Devil's Tower), which was probably built around 1060 and demolished around 1900 due to a ruinous condition. At the time of the Renaissance it was expanded and during the French Revolution fell victim to looting and arson, for which gangs from neighboring towns were responsible. The protective walls around the place were built in the 12th or 13th century and were partially destroyed in a battle of the Huguenot Wars in 1573. Some remains of the former 450-meter-long walls and one of four passages into the village, which is the southern entrance, remain.
In 1925 the building of the Montpezat wine cooperative was built and two extensions were added between 1928 and 1929. Although the cooperative had 134 members by 1970, operations were closed in 2004.
Sports
There is a football and tennis club in Montpezat. There are also other sports on offer in the martial arts of judo, mountain biking and the internationally popular boules variant pétanque .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 475 | 465 | 473 | 589 | 671 | 923 | 1065 | 1234 |
In 1793 the community was inhabited by 465 people and it initially experienced a significant increase to around 600 residents around the middle of the 19th century. This was followed by a rapid decline until the number stabilized at just over 500 at the beginning of the 20th century. Among other things, the Second World War brought another decline, so that in 1946 no more than 414 inhabitants were counted. From the 1970s a phase of strong population growth began.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Histoire ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , montpezat.com
- ↑ Mairie de Montpezat , annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b Patrimoine ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , montpezat.com
- ↑ Circulades ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , montpezat.com
- ↑ Coopérative vinicole de Montpezat ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , laregion.fr
- ↑ Sport ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , montpezat.com
- ↑ Montpezat - Notice Communale , cassini.ehess.fr
