Targon

Targon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Targon
Commune
The town hall in Targon
Coat of arms
Location of Targon
Targon
Targon
Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 0°15′45″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonL'Entre-Deux-Mers
IntercommunalityTargonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Richard Pezat
Area
1
25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,077
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33523 /33760
Elevation37–118 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,084—    
19681,132+4.4%
19751,195+5.6%
19821,435+20.1%
19901,609+12.1%
19991,685+4.7%
20051,844+9.4%
20101,851+0.4%
20152,047+10.6%

Sights and monuments
  • Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[2]
  • Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[3]
  • Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
  • South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
  • Doorway (June 2013)
  • Turret and gargoyle in north east (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
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Romain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. Base Mérimée: Ruines de l'église de Montarouch, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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