Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie

Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie
Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie
	Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie
	Coordinates: 43°59′39″N 4°18′57″E / 43.9942°N 4.3158°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Uzès
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Kielpinski
Area 1	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2021)	748
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30126 /30190
Elevation	75–215 m (246–705 ft) ; (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie (French pronunciation: [gaʁig sɛ̃t‿ølali]; Provençal: Garriga e Senta Olha) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It lies 54 km (34 mi) from Montpellier.

Population

The residents are called Garrigois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	228	—
1968	253	+11.0%
1975	281	+11.1%
1982	304	+8.2%
1990	388	+27.6%
1999	516	+33.0%
2008	728	+41.1%

History

Traces of the early peoples of the "Fontbouisse culture" have been discovered, as well as many Roman ruins. The area was a feudal domain belonging to the Duke of Uzès.

Before 1789 this commune was in two parts: Garrigues and Sainte-Eulalie. During the French Revolution the two communes were combined and given the name Canteperdrix. In 1814 the combined commune was maintained under the name Garrigues-et-Sainte Eulalie, and on 16 February 1976 the current hyphenated form was adopted.^[3]

Economy

The local economy includes general agriculture, vineyards. orchards and sheep raising.

Architecture

The 19th century Sainte-Eulalie Church was built on the ruins of a former fortified castle, which burned in 1704. Its tower is now the clock-tower of the church. The castle was deeded to the Bourdic factory in the 19th century. There is a later, 19th century, castle in the Garrigues region of the town.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ FranceGenWeb site.

External links

Encyclopedia of French towns (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] FranceGenWeb site.

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