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Targon

Summary

Targon (French pronunciation: [taʁɡɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Targon
Commune
The town hall in Targon
The town hall in Targon
Coat of arms of Targon
Coat of arms
Location of Targon
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Targon
Targon
Targon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Targon
Targon
Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 0°15′45″W / 44.7356°N 0.2625°W / 44.7356; -0.2625
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonL'Entre-Deux-Mers
IntercommunalityCC rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Maulun[1]
Area
1
25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,044
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33523 /33760
Elevation37–118 m (121–387 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,132—    
1975 1,195+0.78%
1982 1,435+2.65%
1990 1,609+1.44%
1999 1,685+0.51%
2007 1,888+1.43%
2012 1,885−0.03%
2017 2,077+1.96%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights and monuments edit

  • Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[4]
  • Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[5]
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    Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
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    South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
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    Doorway (June 2013)
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    Turret and gargoyle in north east (June 2013)
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    Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
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    Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
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    Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)

See also edit

References edit

 
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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Romain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Ruines de l'église de Montarouch, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)