Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues

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Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues (France)
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Alès
Canton Alès-2
Community association Alès agglomeration
Coordinates 44 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 5 ′  E
height 130-365 m
surface 13.11 km 2
Residents 4,419 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 337 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30520
INSEE code
Website www.saintmartindevalgalgues.fr

Former Ladrecht coal mine

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues is a French commune with 4,419 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues belongs to the arrondissement of Alès and the canton of Alès-2 .

geography

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues is a banlieue north of Alès on the Gradieux and Gardon d'Alès rivers . Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues is surrounded by the neighboring communities Laval-Pradel in the north, Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers in the northeast, Saint-Privat-des-Vieux in the southeast, Alès in the south, Cendras in the west and Les Salles-du -Gardon to the northwest.

Route nationale 106 runs along the western edge of the municipality .

history

Coal was mined in the mines until 1985.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3.713 3,404 3,364 4,209 4,487 4,283 4.166 4,199

Attractions

  • Romanesque church from the 11th century (with renovations from the 12th century)
  • Racing course Pôle Mécanique Alès-Cévennes
  • Industrial monument coal mines in Gard

Personalities

Web links

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