Bagnols-sur-Cèze

The main square in Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Coat of arms

Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Location within Occitanie region

Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°ECoordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°E

Country

Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Rhône Cèze Languedoc

Government

• Mayor (2010–2014)

Jean-Christian Rey

Area¹

31.37 km² (12.11 sq mi)

Population (2012)²

18,375

• Density

590/km² (1,500/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

30028 /30200

Elevation

30–268 m (98–879 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie région in southern France.

A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the Latin balnearius meaning baths) before the main part was built in the 13th century around a central arcaded square that is still preserved today. At the same period, the regional market was installed here, undoubtedly contributing to its expansion.

Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear center was created in 1956.

The old center of Bagnols-sur-Cèze retains its historic feel, with small streets and largely preservered architecture. Several façades are remarkable. The towns contains a notable museum of contemporary art, the Musée Albert-André, founded in 1868 as well as an archaeological museum with a collection of artifacts found mainly in nearby Roman sites.

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