Vergèze
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Vauvert | |
| Community association | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 45 ' N , 4 ° 13' E | |
| height | 10-75 m | |
| surface | 10.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,188 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 511 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30310 | |
| INSEE code | 30344 | |
| Website | http://www.vergeze.fr/ | |
 Vergèze Town Hall |
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Vergèze is a French commune with 5188 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region .
geography
Vergèze is located in the hill country above a fertile plain on the Rhôny River, about 17 kilometers southwest of Nîmes . The Canal Philippe Lamour and on the edge of the river Vistre run to the south of the municipality , here in the Vaunage landscape .
The neighboring communities of Vergèze are Calvisson in the north, Boissières in the northeast, Vestric-et-Candiac in the east, Le Caillar in the south, Codognan in the south and southwest and Mus in the west.
The A9 car route and the national route 113 run through the municipality . The train station of Vergeze-Codognan is from trains on the railway Tarascon-Sète-Ville served.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1696 | 2061 | 2258 | 2554 | 3135 | 3643 | 3930 | 5188 |
economy
The Perrier company (now: Nestlé Waters) produces mineral water here.
Attractions
- Saint-Félix church with clock tower
- protestant church
- Death lantern
Personalities
- René Fontayne (1891–1952), painter
- Maurice Trintignant (1917–2005), racing driver and mayor of Vergèze
- Rémy Bonne (* 1989), football player
Parish partnership
Vergèze has a partnership with the Romanian municipality of Bârlad in the Moldova region .
