Sauve
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Sauve |
| Intercommunality | Coutach Vidourle |
| Mayor | Bernard Marion (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 75–470 m (246–1,540 ft) |
| Land area1 | 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,879 (2008) |
| - Density | 60 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30311/ 30610 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E
Sauve is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1268 | 1328 | 1277 | 1417 | 1606 | 1690 | 1879 |
[edit] Personalities
In the mid-1990s American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve. He presently lives there with his family.
The drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, also has an apartment in the town.
[edit] International relations
Sauve is twinned with the village of Broughton in Hampshire, England
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