Aigues-Vives (Gard)
Aigues -Vives is a commune with 2999 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Gard in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.
Geography
Aigues -Vives is located between the towns of Nimes and Montpellier. The A9 runs through the municipality, that is also traversed by Rhôny. The neighboring towns of Aigues -Vives are Congénies and Calvisson in the north, Mus and Codognan in the east, Le Cailar the southeast, Aimargues in the south, Gallargues -le- Montueux in the southwest and Aubais in the West.
History and Culture
The place is right on the Via Domitia, whose wayside a milestone is obtained. Probably existed in the second century here a Roman villa. The remains of another Roman villa dating from the 4th century are still preserved. The oldest preserved buildings date back to the first century, the latest existing tracks come from the time of the migration, as different strains dominated the region. 1248 donated the ruler of Aigues -Vives and Générac, who went to the Holy Land as a crusader, the two places to the Knights Templar. This was stated by Louis IX. confirmed.
The village of Saint-Pierre church was destroyed during the Wars of Religion and rebuilt in 1686 and again in 1687. In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte spoke the previously Catholic Church to the Protestants, who made up more than 90 percent of the population in the community. A complaint to the Catholic minority was unsuccessful. The construction of the present Catholic Church, which also was named Saint- Pierre, began in 1855. It belongs to the diocese of Nîmes.
Demographics
Personalities
- Emile Jamais (* 1856 in Aigues -Vives, † 1893), French politician
- Gaston Doumergue (* 1863 in Aigues -Vives, † 1937), French President
- Jean Bosc (1924-1973), a French cartoonist, grew up in Aigues -Vives