Montfrin

Montfrin
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 / 43.876; 4.59416

Montfrin is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

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

• Communes of the Gard department

References

• INSEE