Souvignargues
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
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| Coordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°ECoordinates: 43°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Sommières |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sommières |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Pattus |
| Area1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 717 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30324 / 30250 |
| Elevation | 42–173 m (138–568 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Souvignargues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Population[edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 405 | — |
| 1968 | 406 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 370 | −8.9% |
| 1982 | 460 | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 545 | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 589 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 717 | +21.7% |
Sights[edit]
- Remains of the feudal castle (13th-14th centuries)
- Church of St. Stephen (Saint-Étienne d'Escattes), at Escattes, dating to the 12th century.
- Ruined Romanesque church of St. Andrew (12th century)
- Grotto of Bézal, inhabited from the mid-Palaeolithic Age
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