Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Banhòus de Céser (
Occitan) | |
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The main square in Bagnols-sur-Cèze | |
Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Bagnols-sur-Cèze |
Intercommunality | CA Gard Rhodanien |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Chapelet [1] |
Area 1 | 31.37 km2 (12.11 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 18,248 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
30028 /30200 |
Elevation | 30–268 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.
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.
Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear centre was established in 1956.
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968–2020) [4] |
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]
Bagnols-sur-Cèze is twinned with: [6]
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