Goudargues
Goudargues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Known locally as the Venise Gardoise, because of the canal that flows through it centre. This is lined with pavement cafés and shaded by a two rows of mature plane trees.
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 The Quai de la Fontaine in Goudargues | |
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Location of Goudargues 
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| Coordinates: 44°12′59″N 4°28′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Pont-Saint-Esprit |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Martial Bonnefond (PR) |
| Area 1 | 30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,100 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30131 /30630 |
| Elevation | 70–332 m (230–1,089 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The Romans are known to have been present in the locality. In AD 800, Benedictine monks from Aniane founded an abbey around the lake of Gordanicus. This lake, near the Cèze was fed by natural springs. It was this abbey that is the basis of modern Goudargues- and the settlements name is derived from Gordanicus.[2]
Geography
The village of Goudargues is situated in the Cèze valley, to the north of the Gard department. Not too far from Avignon, the Pont du Gard, Uzès and Nîmes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 637 | — |
| 1968 | 645 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 612 | −5.1% |
| 1982 | 680 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 788 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 945 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 1,021 | +8.0% |
Canal In Goudargues, 2016
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Gard Provencal
- Christian, M (1949). "Les ruines carolingiennes de Goudargues et le site militaire connexe du Castrum Planitium au pays d'Uzès". Comptes-rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (in French). 93: 48–56. doi:10.3406/crai.1949.78363. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
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