Sauve
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°ECoordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E / 43.9433°N 3.9492°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
| Canton | Sauve | |
| Intercommunality | Coutach Vidourle | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Marion | |
| Area1 | 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,879 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30311 /30610 | |
| Elevation | 75–470 m (246–1,542 ft) | |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Sauve is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
In the early-1990s American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve. He presently lives there with his family.
The drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, also has an apartment in the town.
Sauve is twinned with:
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