Saint-Gervais (Gard)
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Gard | |
Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
Canton | Pont-Saint-Esprit | |
Community association | Gard Rhodania | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 11 ′ N , 4 ° 34 ′ E | |
height | 39-240 m | |
surface | 11.87 km 2 | |
Residents | 720 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 30200 | |
INSEE code | 30256 | |
Website | http://www.saintgervais-village.fr/ | |
Landscape near Saint-Gervais |
Saint-Gervais is a French commune with 720 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region .
geography
Saint-Gervais is four kilometers northwest of Bagnols-sur-Cèze and is crossed by the river Cèze .
history
The place is named after one of the saints named Gervasius . Viticulture and olive production and the use of writing began in Saint-Gervais even before Roman times. Already in the 1st and 2nd centuries people lived in the region mainly from viticulture. The Romans exported the goods over the Rhone and the Roman road towards Nîmes . The local church was built in the 9th century and has been expanded again and again. A 10.5 m² painting by the painter Jacques Clément Wagrez has been in the church since 1871 .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
Residents | 509 | 528 | 502 | 549 | 600 | 664 | 673 | 720 |
Attractions
- Parish church of Saint-Gervais with the relics of Saints Firmin and Viktor
- Fountain from 1767 and lavoir
- Old Castle (built as a castle in the 13th century, converted into a castle in 1607)
Web links
Commons : Saint-Gervais - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geographical information
- ↑ History on the community website ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2014 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.
- ↑ Sights of Saint-Gervais ( Memento des Originals of May 15, 2014 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.