Sauve, Gard

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Sauve
Commune
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Sauve
Coordinates: 43°56′36″N3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E / 43.9433; 3.9492
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
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30311 /30610
Elevation75–470 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.

Sauve (French pronunciation: [sov] ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,268—    
19681,328+4.7%
19751,277−3.8%
19821,417+11.0%
19901,606+13.3%
19991,690+5.2%
20081,879+11.2%

Personalities

In 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

Sauve is twinned with:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.


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