Revens

Revens
region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Le Vigan
Community association	Causses Aigoual Cevennes
Coordinates	44 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 18'  E
height	428-813 m
surface	13.85 km 2
Residents	21 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	2 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	30750
INSEE code	30213
Revens

Revens is a French commune with 21 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the community association Communauté de communes Causses Aigoual Cévennes .

geography

Revens is the westernmost municipality in the Gard department. It is located in the Cevennes National Park , south of the Forêt Domaniale du Causse Noir . To the west of the village is the Dourbie valley and the Trèvezel to the south-west . The village extends along a road.

history

Earlier, Revens belonged to the Viguerie of Le Vigan and Meyrueis and ecclesiastically to the diocese of Nîmes . It was first mentioned in the 12th century under the name Rodens .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Residents	33	36	27	17th	30th	24	29

Attractions

Construction of the Saint-Pierre church , which began in the 19th century, was completed with the completion of the bell tower in 1889. It replaced the old Saint-Pierre church . This is on the banks of the Dourbie and was therefore very remote. It became a hermitage .

The Menhir de Revens is a single menhir , the exact function of which has not been clarified. Today the menhir suffers a lot from the weather.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Revens, petit village caussenard agricole  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.