Sauve (French pronunciation: [sov]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Sauve | |
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 A general view of Sauve | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sauve  | |
  Sauve  Sauve | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Quissac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Gaillard[1] |
Area 1 | 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,925 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30311 /30610 |
| Elevation | 75–470 m (246–1,542 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,268 | — |
| 1968 | 1,328 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1,277 | −3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,417 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 1,606 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1,690 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1,879 | +11.2% |
Personalities
editIn the early-1990s, American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve.
The late drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts (1941-2021) had an apartment in the town.
Roger Katan, French-American architect, planner, sculptor, and activist, resides in the village.
International relations
editSauve is twinned with:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
External links
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