Souvignargues
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Sommières |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sommières |
| Mayor | Serge Pattus (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 42–173 m (138–568 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 717 (2008) |
| - Density | 65 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30324/ 30250 |
| 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°48′53″N 4°07′23″E / 43.8147°N 4.1231°E
Souvignargues 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 | 405 | 406 | 370 | 460 | 545 | 589 | 717 |
[edit] 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
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