Aigues-Vives (French pronunciation: [ɛɡ viv] ; ⓘOccitan: Aigas Vivas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Coordinates: 43°44′25″N 4°10′52″E / 43.7403°N 4.1811°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Vauvert |
Intercommunality | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Rey[1] |
Area 1 | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,331 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30004 /30670 |
Elevation | 10–87 m (33–285 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,506 | — |
1975 | 1,611 | +0.97% |
1982 | 1,908 | +2.45% |
1990 | 2,101 | +1.21% |
1999 | 2,331 | +1.16% |
2007 | 2,595 | +1.35% |
2012 | 3,105 | +3.65% |
2017 | 3,337 | +1.45% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The Groupe scolaire Jean Macé has maternelle (preschool/nursery) and primaire (primary) levels. It opened in 1913.[4]
The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux in Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Aigues-Vives and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. As of 2017[update] it has about 600 students.[5]
The Aigues-Vives tramway was a 2 km (1.2 mi) long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), which operated from 1892 to 1901.[6]