Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°E / 44.1623; 4.6193
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Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Banhòus de Céser (Occitan)
The main square in Bagnols-sur-Cèze
The main square in Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Coat of arms of Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Location of Bagnols-sur-Cèze
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Bagnols-sur-Cèze is located in France
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze is located in Occitanie
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°E / 44.1623; 4.6193
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonBagnols-sur-Cèze
IntercommunalityCA Gard Rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Yves Chapelet[1]
Area
1
31.37 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
18,248
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30028 /30200
Elevation30–268 m (98–879 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bagnols-sur-Cèze (French pronunciation: [baɲɔl syʁ sɛz], lit. "Bagnols-on-Cèze"; Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France.

History[edit]

A small regional centre, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the Latin balnearius meaning "related to baths, bathing-place") before the main part was built in the 13th century around a central arcaded square that is still preserved today. At the same period, the regional market was installed here, undoubtedly contributing to its expansion.

Demographics[edit]

Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear centre was established in 1956.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,800—    
1800 4,888+0.26%
1806 4,994+0.36%
1821 4,921−0.10%
1831 4,902−0.04%
1836 4,847−0.23%
1841 4,090−3.34%
1846 4,827+3.37%
1851 4,780−0.20%
1856 4,870+0.37%
1861 5,050+0.73%
1866 5,184+0.53%
1872 4,876−1.02%
1876 4,930+0.28%
1881 4,666−1.09%
1886 4,458−0.91%
1891 4,454−0.02%
1896 4,500+0.21%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,461−0.17%
1906 4,582+0.54%
1911 4,445−0.61%
1921 3,918−1.25%
1926 4,450+2.58%
1931 4,481+0.14%
1936 4,669+0.83%
1946 5,211+1.10%
1954 5,546+0.78%
1962 12,905+11.13%
1968 16,468+4.15%
1975 17,534+0.90%
1982 17,602+0.06%
1990 17,872+0.19%
1999 18,103+0.14%
2009 18,105+0.00%
2014 18,172+0.07%
2020 18,072−0.09%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2020)[4]

Sights[edit]

The old center of Bagnols-sur-Cèze retains its historic feel, with small streets and largely preserved architecture. Several façades are remarkable. The towns contains a notable museum of contemporary art, the Musée Albert-André, founded in 1868 as well as an archaeological museum with a collection of artifacts found mainly in nearby Roman sites.

The shoegaze music band named Alcest is from this city.

There are several murals featuring optical illusions.[5]

International relations[edit]

Bagnols-sur-Cèze is twinned with:[6]

Notable people[edit]

Albert André, art collector of late 19th century art, who bequeathed his magnificent collection to the town of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, where it resides in the Mairie, as the Musée Albert André

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bagnols-sur-Cèze, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Bagnols-sur-Cèze Trompe-l-Oeils visit, photos, travel info and hotels, by Provence Beyond". www.beyond.fr. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Villes jumelles". bagnolssurceze.fr (in French). Bagnols-sur-Cèze. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Fédération Française de Football". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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