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
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 (20202026) Jean-Yves Chapelet[1]
Area
1
31.37 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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

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

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

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

Bagnols-sur-Cèze is twinned with:[6]

Notable people

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

References

  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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