Beauvoisin, Gard

Beauvoisin is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Beauvoisin
Commune
The temple in Beauvoisin
Coat of arms
Location of Beauvoisin
Beauvoisin
Beauvoisin
Coordinates: 43°43′09″N 4°19′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityCC Petite-Camargue
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Guy Schramm
Area
1
27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,780
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30033 /30640
Elevation1–128 m (3.3–419.9 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beauvoisin is a small southern village with a post office, bar, newsagent, grocers, butchers and a couple of bakeries. It retains a tradition of bull running in the city streets and the arenas. This involves retrieving decorations that are attached to the bull's horns. The idea is to demonstrate bravery rather than to kill or gain a victory over a bull. Another local tradition is the Empègue which appears annually in designs that reflect the local culture.[2]

Historic buildings

The castle was an early building being constructed in 1067 for the Knights Templar. The other most notable building is the Temple which was built on the ruins of an old church. This building was completed in 1834.

  • The primary school
  • The Town Hall and Clock
  • One of the two remains of windmills
  • The bull arena after renovation in 2007
  • Empègues - not on a historic building!

Religious building

The temple was built in 1834 by the architect Charled Durand on the ruins of the church. In 2012, it was officially declared to be historical monument.

Temple of Beauvoisin in 2006

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19011,651—    
19061,759+6.5%
19111,775+0.9%
19211,716−3.3%
19261,608−6.3%
19311,720+7.0%
19361,620−5.8%
19461,404−13.3%
19541,553+10.6%
19621,553+0.0%
19681,580+1.7%
19751,502−4.9%
19821,901+26.6%
19902,706+42.3%
19993,133+15.8%
20083,523+12.4%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Beauvoisin 2008 Archived 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, translation, accessed 15 August 2008


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