Vauvert
Encyclopedia
Vauvert is a commune
in the Gard
department in southern France
. It was known as Posquières in the Middle Ages
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The commune comprises the town of Vauvert and the villages of Gallician
and Montcalm. Over a third of the population work in industry, which is largely the food industry.
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
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was known as Posquières in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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The commune comprises the town of Vauvert and the villages of Gallician
Gallician
Gallician is a village in the commune of Vauvert in the département of Gard, in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France. It is located some 10 km from Vauvert, and has a population of about 1,000 people.-Features:...
and Montcalm. Over a third of the population work in industry, which is largely the food industry.