Aigues-Vives (French pronunciation: [ɛɡviv] ; Occitan : Aigas Vivas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
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]
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]
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