Saint-Victor-la-Coste

Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Commune
A general view of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Saint-Victor-la-Coste Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Coordinates: 44°03′46″N 4°38′35″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Roquemaure
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Pizard-Deschamps
Area 1	26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,205
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30302 /30290
Elevation	68–275 m (223–902 ft) (avg. 138 m or 453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Victor-la-Coste (Provençal: Sent Victor de la Còsta) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Built against a hill overlooking a plain covered with vineyards with the Rhone valley in the distance, the town was once part of the medieval domain of the Sabran family, vassals to the Count of Toulouse.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	775	—
1968	919	+18.6%
1975	951	+3.5%
1982	1,143	+20.2%
1990	1,285	+12.4%
1999	1,524	+18.6%
2008	1,845	+21.1%

Sights

Interesting sights include an 11th-century church and a 13th-century fort, known locally as Le Castellas, and which was restored by the French volunteer organization La Sabranenque.

Wine

There are several wineries in the village producing Côtes du Rhone wines.

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

External links

• City council website