Vauvert (Gard)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Vauvert (main town) | |
| Community association | Petite Camargue | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ′ N , 4 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 0-97 m | |
| surface | 109.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,608 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 106 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30600 | |
| INSEE code | 30341 | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Vauvert is a municipality with 11,608 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in France . In the Middle Ages the place was called Posquières .
geography
Vauvert is located in the triangle between the Camargue , Montpellier and Nîmes , in the Costières de Nîmes wine-growing region .
history
There was a Jewish religious school here, taught by Abraham ben David von Posquières .
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 5,031 | 6,345 | 7,472 | 9,103 | 10,296 | 10,600 | 11,247 | 11,608 |
Web links
Commons : Vauvert - collection of images, videos and audio files
