Sauveterre, Gard

Sauveterre
Sauveterre
Commune
	Sauveterre, with the Mont Ventoux in the background (left)
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sauveterre
	Sauveterre Sauveterre
	Coordinates: 44°01′35″N 4°47′38″E / 44.0264°N 4.7938°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Roquemaure
Intercommunality	CA Grand Avignon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Demanse
Area 1	13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,029
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30312 /30150
Elevation	12–140 m (39–459 ft) ; (avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sauveterre (French pronunciation: [sovtɛʁ]; Occitan: Sauvatèrra) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

The village is located between the towns of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon in the south and Roquemaure in the north, and bounded by the Rhône River in the east, and the commune of Pujaut in the west.

Amenities

The village is primarily a farming community, with a dozen or so shops providing essential local foodstuffs and services, including bakeries, a hairdresser, a grocery, a video rental, two bar-restaurants, a car repair garage, a post office, the town hall and community centre, and a small modern housing development.

The main road runs along the foot of a steep escarpment on which the majority of the older houses are located in a labyrinth of steep narrow lanes. To the east of the road the farmland land is the flat former flood plain of the Rhone River, and is planted mainly with apples, melons, pumpkins, asparagus, and market garden produce from organic agriculture.

Administration

Sauveterre is part of the canton of Roquemaure that also includes the communes of Laudun, Lirac, Montfaucon, Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas, Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres, Saint-Victor-la-Coste and Tavel.

History

The village has existed as a small hamlet with a parish priest since medieval times and was annexed by Roquemaure in 1442.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	913	—
1975	911	−0.03%
1982	1,159	+3.50%
1990	1,378	+2.19%
1999	1,696	+2.33%
2007	1,838	+1.01%
2012	1,731	−1.19%
2017	2,036	+3.30%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

Château de Montsauve 17th century
Château de Varenne 1778
Church 19th century restored : Monumental exterior stairway, Interior : Virgin and Christ painted by Guirand de Scevola .
Chapel of Notre-Dame de Four, early 13th century, restored.
remains of a monastery: Notre-Dame-des-Fours.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Official site

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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