Aigues-Vives, Gard

Aigues-Vives
Commune
Monument to Émile Jamais
Monument to Émile Jamais
Coat of arms of Aigues-Vives
Coat of arms
Location of Aigues-Vives
Map
Aigues-Vives is located in France
Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives is located in Occitanie
Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives
Coordinates: 43°44′25″N 4°10′52″E / 43.7403°N 4.1811°E / 43.7403; 4.1811
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityRhôny Vistre Vidourle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacky Rey[1]
Area
1
12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,331
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30004 /30670
Elevation10–87 m (33–285 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aigues-Vives (French pronunciation: [ɛɡ viv] ⓘ; Occitan: Aigas Vivas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,506—    
1975 1,611+0.97%
1982 1,908+2.45%
1990 2,101+1.21%
1999 2,331+1.16%
2007 2,595+1.35%
2012 3,105+3.65%
2017 3,337+1.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education

The Groupe scolaire Jean Macé has maternelle (preschool/nursery) and primaire (primary) levels. It opened in 1913.[4]

The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux in Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Aigues-Vives and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. As of 2017 it has about 600 students.[5]

Transport

The Aigues-Vives tramway was a 2 km (1.2 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), which operated from 1892 to 1901.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Ecoles et cantine Archived 2016-12-27 at the Wayback Machine." Aigues-Vives, Gard. Retrieved on July 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Le collège" (Archive at Archive.is). Aimargues. Retrieved on 15 July 2017. "Le collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux ouvre ses portes en septembre 2014. Il accueille tous les collégiens d'Aimargues, d'Aigues-Vives et de Gallargues-le-Montueux."
  6. ^ FACS: Compagnie Nationale de Chemins de Fer à Voie Étroite.
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