Quissac (Gard)

Quissac Quiçac
region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Quissac (main town)
Community association	Piémont Cévenol
Coordinates	43 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 0'  E
height	60-472 m
surface	23.32 km 2
Residents	3,216 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	138 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	30260
INSEE code	30210
Website	Quissac
Quissac - Protestant Church ( temple )

Quissac ( Quiçac in Occitan ) is a southern French municipality with 3,216 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region .

geography

Quissac is located in the southeastern foothills of the Cevennes at an altitude of approx. 80 m above sea level. d. M. approx. 45 km northeast of Montpellier on the river Vidourle . The climate is temperate; Rain falls throughout the year. The river Crieulon with its flood dam Barrage de la Rouvière runs along the eastern border of the municipality .

Population development

year	1800	1851	1901	1954	1999	2017
Residents	1277	1770	1606	1460	2272	3216

The population growth at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century is mainly due to the settlement of crafts and small industries.

economy

For centuries the people of Quissac lived self-sufficient on the produce of their fields and gardens; Animal husbandry (sheep, goats) also played a certain role. In 1874 Quissac was connected to the French railway network via a branch line and experienced a small economic boom at the turn of the century.

history

The history of the small town goes back to the Middle Ages; the first written mention of the place comes from the year 1274. In the 16th century, Protestantism also largely prevailed here , but was forbidden by the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685) and then persecuted. The revolutionary years brought the cult of reason and the cult of the Supreme Being ; after that there was some liberalization.

Attractions

Saint-Faustin-et-Saint-Jovite church

• The Saint-Faustin-et-Saint-Jovite church dates from the Middle Ages; the building, largely made of roughly hewn rubble stones , was almost completely renewed in the 17th century after (partial) destruction during the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598).
• The Protestant church ( temple ) emerged in the 1830s; the side galleries resting on columns were built in about 10 years later. The outwardly simple classicist building with its imposing portico was declared a monument historique in 2012 .
• The town hall ( Hôtel de Ville ) was built at the beginning of the 20th century.
• The old bridge over the Vidourle was damaged several times when the river was flooded.
• The extensive building complex of the Château de Sabatier was built in the 18th century on the site of an originally medieval domain.

Personalities

• Raphaëlle Agogué (* 1981), actress, grew up in Quissac

Web links

Commons : Quissac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Quissac - Map with altitude information
2. ↑ Quissac - Climate tables
3. ↑ Quissac - Temple in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)