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

Targon
Commune
The town hall in Targon
Coat of arms
Location of Targon
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Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 0°15′45″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Intercommunality	CC rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Maulun
Area 1	25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	2,054
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33523 /33760
Elevation	37–118 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

Sights and monuments

• Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[2]
• Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[3]

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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

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

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