Targon
Targon | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Targon | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Targon | |
  Targon Location within France  Targon Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 0°15′45″W / 44.7356°N 0.2625°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | L'Entre-Deux-Mers |
| Intercommunality | CC rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Maulun[1] |
Area 1 | 25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,079 |
| • Density | 80.33/km2 (208.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33523 /33760 |
| Elevation | 37–118 m (121–387 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Targon (French pronunciation: [taʁɡɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,132 | — |
| 1975 | 1,195 | +0.78% |
| 1982 | 1,435 | +2.65% |
| 1990 | 1,609 | +1.44% |
| 1999 | 1,685 | +0.51% |
| 2007 | 1,888 | +1.43% |
| 2012 | 1,885 | −0.03% |
| 2017 | 2,077 | +1.96% |
| 2023 | 2,079 | +0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights and monuments
- Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[4]
- Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[5]
Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
Doorway (June 2013)
Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)
See also
References
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- ↑ "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
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Romain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Ruines de l'église de Montarouch, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
