Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Uzes | |
| Community association | Pays d'Uzès | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 3 ' N , 4 ° 26' E | |
| height | 82-272 m | |
| surface | 24.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,054 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 127 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30700 | |
| INSEE code | 30295 | |
| Website | Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | |
_-_Mairie.JPG) Mairie Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie |
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Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie is a commune with 3,054 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . Its inhabitants are called Saint-Quentinois (e) .
location
The place is about five km north of Uzès and about 30 km north of Nîmes . The municipality is crossed by the Alzon River.
history
Pottery has been in operation since the 12th or 13th century, and clay and meerschaum pipes have also been made in the 19th century . Saint-Quentin was given the suffix La Poterie ( the pottery ) in 1886 by a decree of President Jules Grévy to distinguish it from the 142 other French villages with the name of Saint-Quentin. After a period of decline, pottery has been brought back to life since 1983 and displayed in a Musée de la Poterie Méditerranéenne .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1349 | 1356 | 1510 | 1753 | 2290 | 2731 | 2914 | 3054 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Personalities
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie is the birthplace of Joseph Monier (1823-1906), one of the most important inventors of reinforced concrete .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie on Annuaire-Mairie.fr
- ↑ L'activité potière on the town's website
- ↑ Accueil on the previous website of the place
- ↑ La Poterie on the town's website
- ↑ La Ceramique on the town's website
