Saint-Gervasy
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Redessan | |
| Community association | Nîmes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 53 ' N , 4 ° 28' E | |
| height | 52-138 m | |
| surface | 6.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,899 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 274 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30320 | |
| INSEE code | 30257 | |
| Website | mairie-saint-gervasy.com | |
 Saint-Gervais church |
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Saint-Gervasy is a French commune with 1,899 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region .
geography
Saint-Gervasy is ten kilometers east of Nîmes , on the edge of the Garrigues.
The neighboring municipalities of Saint-Gervasy are Cabrières in the north, Bezouce in the east, and Marguerittes in the south and west.
history
Since the 5th century there has been a small settlement on the site of today's village. At that time there was an early Christian church dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius . It was consecrated by Felix , the first known Bishop of Nîmes, who was killed in an attack by enemy tribes in 407. In 1156 the village was first mentioned as Villa Sancti Gervasi . During the Tuchin uprising in 1382 the village was devastated by rebellious farmers. Saint-Gervasy was fought over between Protestants and Catholics at the time of the Huguenot Wars . In 1620 the priest was killed by the Protestants. In 1622 Saint-Gervasy was sacked again. Until the French Revolution , the village was spared further unrest. In 1706 a shepherd from Ventabren erected a wooden cross on the Péchicard hill to commemorate the Huguenot Wars. Soon it became a place of pilgrimage. Even believers from the Black Forest came to Saint-Gervasy. The ideals of the French Revolution met with little support in the village. In 1793 it was renamed Belleviste . Although the revolutionary calendar only provided every tenth day as a day off, the population still did not work on Sundays. The law of May 15, 1794 imposed a fine on this behavior. The cult of reason also enjoyed very little support in the village.
Culture and sights
- 12th century church
- Chapel on Péchicard Hill (18th century)
Demographics
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 379 | 495 | 571 | 791 | 1242 | 1476 | 1669 | 1899 |
age structure
31 percent of the population are 19 years old or younger. Three percent of the population are 75 years of age or older.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Information on the association's website
- ↑ Demographic data on toutes-les-villes.com ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2009 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.
