Souvignargues
Souvignargues (
French pronunciation: [suviɲaʁɡ];
Occitan:
Sauvinhargues) is a
commune in the
Gard department in southern
France.
Population
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 405 | — |
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1968 | 406 | +0.2% |
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1975 | 370 | −8.9% |
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1982 | 460 | +24.3% |
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1990 | 545 | +18.5% |
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1999 | 589 | +8.1% |
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2008 | 717 | +21.7% |
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Sights
- 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
See also