Tornac
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Quissac | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ′ N , 4 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 117-421 m | |
| surface | 19.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 904 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30140 | |
| INSEE code | 30330 | |
| Website | http://www.tornac.fr/ | |
Tornac is a French commune with 904 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitania region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Alès and the canton of Quissac (until 2015: canton of Anduze ).
geography
Tornac is about nine kilometers south of Alès . The Gardon d'Anduze river limits the municipality to the northeast. Tornac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Anduze in the north, Boisset-et-Gaujac in the northeast, Massillargues-Attuech in the east, Saint-Nazaire-des-Gardies in the south and southeast, Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac in the south and Southwest and Saint-Félix-de-Pallières in the northwest.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 541 | 534 | 575 | 634 | 650 | 718 | 844 | 904 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Baudile church from the 12th century, destroyed in the 16th century, rebuilt, burned down in 1702, monument historique since 1911
- Tornac castle ruins from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, Monument historique
- Tornac Monastery, partially destroyed, Monument historique
- former Saint-Pierre church in Sauvignac from the 12th century
Tornac Monastery
Tornac Castle
Web links
Commons : Tornac - collection of images, videos and audio files
