Saint-Victor-la-Coste
Saint -Victor- la -Coste is a commune with 1952 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Gard of the Languedoc -Roussillon region.
Geography
The community is located between Avignon and Bagnols -sur -Cèze west of the Rhone Valley. The place is located in the wine region of Côtes du Rhône Villages. The municipality belongs to the Association of Municipalities Céze Rhône Languedoc.
History
In the hills on the outskirts of the village people were already living in the Neolithic period in caves. There were found from the Neolithic and the Copper Age. The Romans built a road that still exists today as a department road 145. In addition, the Romans built to wine and built for irrigation systems. Already in the year 896 there was in Saint -Victor- la -Coste, the chapel of Saint- Martin. In the Middle Ages Saint -Victor- la -Coste was the only major town in the Vallée de la Tave. The great medieval fortress in the village belonged to the Counts of Toulouse. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries the people moved out of the plane of the slope of the hill. From the fortress, they could monitor the Rhône Valley and the road to Uzes. 1249 the fortress was destroyed by the king's command. After Saint -Victor- la -Coste belonged to different families. During the religious wars, the fort was occupied by royal troops.
Culture and sights
- Age village
- Medieval fortress
- Chapel Saint -Martin from the 9th century