Saint-Theodorit

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Saint-Théodorit
Sent Teodorit
Coat of arms of Saint-Théodorit
Saint-Théodorit (France)
Saint-Theodorit
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Le Vigan
Canton Quissac
Community association Piémont Cévenol
Coordinates 43 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height 80-227 m
surface 8.75 km 2
Residents 532 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30260
INSEE code 30300

Saint-Théodorit - Protestant Church ( temple )

Saint-Théodorit ( Occitan : Sent Teodorit ) is a place and several hamlets (hamlets) existing and farmsteads community with 532 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the southern French department of Gard .

location

Saint-Théodorit is located approx. 8.5 km (driving distance) northeast of Quissac in the southern foothills of the Cevennes at an altitude of approx. 145 m above sea level. d. M. The closest major city is Nîmes (approx. 35 km southeast). The climate is temperate; Rain falls throughout the year.

Population development

year 1800 1851 1901 1954 1999 2017
Residents 247 305 243 201 258 532

The increase in population at the end of the 20th century is mainly due to the relative proximity to the major cities of Nîmes and Montpellier .

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on a self-sufficient basis by farming and raising livestock (sheep, goats). Today tourism is important in the form of renting holiday homes ( gîtes ).

history

In 1121 the now defunct Sauve Abbey founded a priory ( villa sancti theodoriti ) here. In the 16th century, many residents of the place joined Protestantism . During the Camisard Wars (1702–1704) the place experienced new acts of violence.

Attractions

  • An expressive statue menhir discovered in the municipality by a plowing farmer is now in the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nîmes .
  • The small, unadorned Protestant church, built between 1864 and 1868, has a simple bell gable .
  • The Catholic parish church of Saint-Théodorit is also an unadorned building.

' outside'

  • The buildings of the cooperative winery ( cave ) of Saint-Théodorit, built in 1930 , were declared a monument historique in 2013 .

Web links

Commons : Saint-Théodorit  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saint-Théodorit - Map with altitude information
  2. ↑ Quissac / Saint-Théodorit - climate tables
  3. ↑ Saint-Théodorit - Cave in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)