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Beauvoisin (French pronunciation: ​[bovwazɛ̃]; Occitan: Bèuvesin) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Beauvoisin station has rail connections to Nîmes and Le Grau-du-Roi.

Beauvoisin
Commune
The temple in Beauvoisin
Coat of arms
Location of Beauvoisin
Beauvoisin
Beauvoisin
Coordinates: 43°43′09″N 4°19′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityCC Petite-Camargue
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mylène Cayzac[1]
Area
1
27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
5,104
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30033 /30640
Elevation1–128 m (3.3–419.9 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beauvoisin is a small southern village with a post office, bar, newsagent, grocers, butchers and a couple of bakeries. It retains a tradition of bull running in the city streets and the arenas. This involves retrieving decorations that are attached to the bull's horns. The idea is to demonstrate bravery rather than to kill or gain a victory over a bull. Another local tradition is the Empègue which appears annually in designs that reflect the local culture.[3]


Historic buildings


The castle was an early building being constructed in 1067 for the Knights Templar.

The protestant temple was built in 1819 by the architect Charled Durand. A bell tower was added in 1835. In 2012, it was officially declared a historical monument.[4]


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1851 1,315—    
1901 1,651+0.46%
1906 1,759+1.28%
1911 1,775+0.18%
1921 1,716−0.34%
1926 1,608−1.29%
1931 1,720+1.36%
1936 1,620−1.19%
1946 1,404−1.42%
1954 1,553+1.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 1,553+0.00%
1968 1,580+0.29%
1975 1,502−0.72%
1982 1,901+3.42%
1990 2,706+4.51%
1999 3,133+1.64%
2007 3,335+0.78%
2012 4,063+4.03%
2017 4,780+3.30%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Beauvoisin 2008 Archived 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, translation, accessed 15 August 2008
  4. Base Mérimée: Temple protestant, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beauvoisin, EHESS. (in French)
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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