Aigues-Vives, Gard
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Aigues-Vives (French pronunciation: [ɛɡ viv] ⓘ; Occitan: Aigas Vivas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Monument to Émile Jamais | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aigues-Vives | |
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| Coordinates: 43°44′25″N 4°10′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Vauvert |
| Intercommunality | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Rey[1] |
Area 1 | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,331 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30004 /30670 |
| Elevation | 10–87 m (33–285 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,506 | — |
| 1975 | 1,611 | +0.97% |
| 1982 | 1,908 | +2.45% |
| 1990 | 2,101 | +1.21% |
| 1999 | 2,331 | +1.16% |
| 2007 | 2,595 | +1.35% |
| 2012 | 3,105 | +3.65% |
| 2017 | 3,337 | +1.45% |
| 2023 | 3,331 | −0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Education
The Groupe scolaire Jean Macé has maternelle (preschool/nursery) and primaire (primary) levels. It opened in 1913.[4]
The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux in Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Aigues-Vives and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. As of 2017[update] it has about 600 students.[5]
Transport
The Aigues-Vives tramway was a 2 km (1.2 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), which operated from 1892 to 1901.[6]
