Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Gard

Gard

Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...

 department in southern France

France

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. It lies 54 km (33.6 mi) from Montpellier

Montpellier

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Population

The residents are called Garrigois.

History

Traces of the early peoples of the "Fontbouisse culture" have been discovered, as well as many Roman ruins. The area was a feudal domain belonging to the Duke of Uzès

Uzès

Uzès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.It lies about 25 km north-northeast of Nîmes.-History:Originally Ucetia, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Eure, from where a Roman aqueduct was built in the first...

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Before 1789 this commune was in two parts: Garrigues and Sainte-Eulalie. During the French Revolution

French Revolution

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 the two communes were combined and given the name Canteperdrix. In 1814 the combined commune was maintained under the name Garrigues-et-Sainte Eulalie, and on 16 February 1976 the current hyphenated form was adopted. See the FranceGenWeb site.

Economy

The local economy includes general agriculture, vineyards. orchards and sheep raising. http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=18778&req=garrigues&style=fiche

Architecture

The 19th century Sainte-Eulalie Church was built on the ruins of a former fortified castle, which burned in 1704. Its tower is now the clock-tower of the church. The castle was deeded to the Bourdic factory in the 19th century. There is a later, 19th century, castle in the Garrigues region of the town. http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=18778&req=garrigues&style=fiche

External links

• Article and map in the French Wikipedia
• Encyclopedia of French towns (in French)
• Michelin map of the area