Aigues-Vives, Gard

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

Aigues-Vives
Monument to Émile Jamais
Location of Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives
Aigues-Vives
Coordinates: 43°44′25″N 4°10′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityRhôny Vistre Vidourle
Government
  Mayor (20202026) 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.

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+58 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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