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Commune in Occitania, France
Saint-Victor-la-Coste Sent Victor de la Còsta (Occitan)
Commune
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Location of Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Saint-Victor-la-Coste is located in FranceSaint-Victor-la-CosteSaint-Victor-la-CosteShow map of FranceSaint-Victor-la-Coste is located in OccitanieSaint-Victor-la-CosteSaint-Victor-la-CosteShow map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°03′46″N 4°38′35″E / 44.0628°N 4.6431°E / 44.0628; 4.6431
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonRoquemaure
IntercommunalityCA Gard Rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Véronique Herbé
Area26.64 km (10.29 sq mi)
Population2,222
 • Density83/km (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code30302 /30290
Elevation68–275 m (223–902 ft)
(avg. 138 m or 453 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Victor-la-Coste (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ viktɔʁ la kɔst]; Provençal Occitan: Sent Victor de la Còsta) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France.

Built against a hill overlooking a plain covered with vineyards with the Rhône Valley in the distance, the town was once part of the medieval domain of the Sabran family, vassals to the Count of Toulouse.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 919—    
1975 951+0.49%
1982 1,143+2.66%
1990 1,285+1.47%
1999 1,524+1.91%
2009 1,869+2.06%
2014 2,009+1.46%
2020 2,166+1.26%
Source: INSEE

Sights

Interesting sights include an 11th-century church and a 13th-century fort, known locally as Le Castellas, and which was restored by the French volunteer organization La Sabranenque.

Wine

There are several wineries in the village producing Côtes du Rhone wines.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Gard Communes of the Gard department


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