Montfrin

Montfrin is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Montfrin
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Montfrin
Montfrin
Montfrin
Coordinates: 43°52′34″N 4°35′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonRedessan
IntercommunalityPont du Gard
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Martinet
Area
1
15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,189
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30179 /30490
Elevation7–78 m (23–256 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

The residents are called Montfrinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,779—    
19682,055+15.5%
19752,089+1.7%
19822,404+15.1%
19902,685+11.7%
19992,934+9.3%
20082,980+1.6%

Geography

Montfrin is located between Nîmes and Avignon, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont du Gard. The Gardon flows through the commune.

History

In Roman times, the place was called Mons Ferinus (mountain of the ferocious animals).

Charles Martel fought a battle there against the Saracens in 736, four years after the Battle of Tours.

The village has attracted celebrities during its history (including François I, Richelieu, Molière), and until the French Revolution, due to the presence of a "healing" spring, the spring of Fontcluse. A story says that the virtues of the spring were discovered by Charles Martel, who witnessed the healing of wounded soldiers after the battle.

Personalities
gollark: I can probably breed some too.
gollark: No, the "PB 2G Carina" is probably a have, except that it is in fact not 2G or PB.
gollark: All hail our xenowyrm overlords, as I like to say.
gollark: There is so much wrong with this:`Wants: Free to good home. PB 2G Carina. (Zyus -not black- preferred) Just love it & name it :)`
gollark: That's about as close to the request as a trade hub offer.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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