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Saint-Victor-la-Coste
A general view of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
A general view of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Coat of arms of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Location of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Map
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonRoquemaure
IntercommunalityRhône Cèze Languedoc
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Robert Pizard-Deschamps
Area
1
26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
1,845
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30302 /30290
Elevation68–275 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 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
YearPop.±%
1962775—    
1968919+18.6%
1975951+3.5%
19821,143+20.2%
19901,285+12.4%
19991,524+18.6%
20081,845+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

References