Souvignargues
Souvignargues | |
|---|---|
 Church of St. Stephen | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Souvignargues | |
  Souvignargues Location within France  Souvignargues Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Calvisson |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sommières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Lecerf[1] |
Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 957 |
| • Density | 86.3/km2 (224/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30324 /30250 |
| Elevation | 42–173 m (138–568 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Souvignargues (French pronunciation: [suviɲaʁɡ]; Occitan: Sauvinhargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 406 | — |
| 1975 | 370 | −1.32% |
| 1982 | 460 | +3.16% |
| 1990 | 545 | +2.14% |
| 1999 | 589 | +0.87% |
| 2007 | 696 | +2.11% |
| 2012 | 815 | +3.21% |
| 2017 | 871 | +1.34% |
| 2023 | 957 | +1.58% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- Remains of the feudal castle (13th-14th centuries)
- Church of St. Stephen (Saint-Étienne d'Escattes), at Escattes, dating to the 12th century.
- Ruined Romanesque church of St. Andrew (12th century)
- Grotto of Bézal, inhabited from the mid-Palaeolithic Age
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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