Aigues-Vives, Gard

Aigues-Vives (French pronunciation: ​[ɛɡviv]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Aigues-Vives
Commune
Monument to Émile Jamais
Coat of arms
Location of Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives
Coordinates: 43°44′25″N 4°10′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityRhôny Vistre Vidourle
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jacky Rey
Area
1
12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,337
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30004 /30670
Elevation10–87 m (33–285 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20062,587—    
20072,595+0.3%
20082,727+5.1%
20092,859+4.8%
20102,990+4.6%
20112,999+0.3%
20123,105+3.5%
20133,140+1.1%
20143,175+1.1%
20153,211+1.1%
20163,271+1.9%

Education

The Groupe scolaire Jean Macé has maternelle (preschool/nursery) and primaire (primary) levels. It opened in 1913.[2]

The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux in Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Aigues-Vives and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. As of 2017 it has about 600 students.[3]

Transport

The Aigues-Vives tramway was a 2 km (1.2 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in), which operated from 1892 to 1901.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Ecoles et cantine Archived 2016-12-27 at the Wayback Machine." Aigues-Vives, Gard. Retrieved on July 15, 2017.
  3. "Le collège" (Archive at Archive.is). Aimargues. Retrieved on 15 July 2017. "Le collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux ouvre ses portes en septembre 2014. Il accueille tous les collégiens d'Aimargues, d'Aigues-Vives et de Gallargues-le-Montueux."
  4. FACS: Compagnie Nationale de Chemins de Fer à Voie Étroite.


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