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Montfrin
Administration Country France Region Languedoc-Roussillon Department Gard Arrondissement Nîmes Canton Aramon Intercommunality Pont du Gard Mayor Claude Martinet
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 7–78 m (23–256 ft)
(avg. 21 m/69 ft)Land area1 15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi) Population2 2,980 (2008) - Density 195 /km2 (510 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 30179/ 30490 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 43°52′34″N 4°35′39″E / 43.876°N 4.59416°E
Montfrin is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Population
The residents are called Montfrinois.
Historical population of Montfrin 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 1779 2055 2089 2404 2685 2934 2980 Geography
Montfrin is located between Nîmes and Avignon, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont du Gard. The Gardon flows through the commune.
History
In Roman times, the place was called Mons Ferinus (mountain of the ferocious animals).
Charles Martel fought a battle there against the Saracens in 736, four years after the Battle of Tours.
The village has attracted celebrities during its history (including François I, Richelieu, Molière), and until the French Revolution, due to the presence of a "healing" spring, the spring of Fontcluse. A story says that the virtues of the spring were discovered by Charles Martel, who witnessed the healing of wounded soldiers after the battle.
Personalities
- Keith Floyd until his death in 2009
See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Gard
- Gard geography stubs
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