Saint-Gervais (Gard)
Saint- Gervais is a commune with 672 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Gard of the Languedoc -Roussillon region.
Geography
Saint- Gervais is located four kilometers north-west of Bagnols -sur -Cèze and is crossed by the river Céze.
History
The place is named after one of the saints with the name Gervase. Even before the Romans began in Saint- Gervais the wine and olive production and the use of writing. As early as the 1st and 2nd centuries people lived in the region, especially from viticulture. The Romans exported the goods via the Rhône or the Romans road to Nimes. In the 9th century, the church of the village was built, it was extended again and again. Since 1871 there is in the Church a 10.5 -square-foot painting by Jacques Clément Wagrez.
Culture and sights
- Parish church with the relics of saints Firmin and Viktor
- Fountain from 1767 and Lavoir
- Church from the 9th century
- Old Castle ( built in the 13th century castle, rebuilt in 1607 to the castle )