- Barjac, Gard
French commune
nomcommune=Barjac
région=Languedoc-Roussillon
département=Gard
arrondissement= d'Alès
canton=Barjac
insee=30029
cp=30430
caption= The Hôtel de Ville in Barjac
maire=Edouard Chaulet
mandat=2001-2008
longitude=4.3486
latitude=44.3089
alt moy=250 m
alt mini=112
alt maxi=364 m
hectares=4272
km²=42.72
sans=1379
date-sans=1999
dens=32
date-dens=1999Barjac is a commune in the
Gard department in southernFrance .The valley of the river
Cèze lies to the south, and the river Ardèche is 10 km to the north.Barjac is a
Renaissance town. The old city centre retains ancient narrow streets, squares and houses of that time. The chateau of the Counts of theRoure , with its stone courtyard, once called the "Citadel", has been rebuilt several times from the twelfth century,it is an imposing edifice in which there is now a library in the former stables and a cinema in the old kitchens. The chateau is the venue for the festival "Chansons et Paroles" (Songs and Words) held annually in late July.The contemporary German artist
Anselm Kiefer has had his studio, called the Ribaute, in Barjac since 1993 in a former industrial wasteland of 35 hectares.Demographics
Démographie
1962= 1003
1968= 1056
1975= 1091
1982= 1241
1990= 1361
1999= 1379
sansdoublescomptes= 1962ee also
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Côtes du Vivarais AOC
*Communes of the Gard department External links
* [http://www.gard-provencal.com/vv/barjac.htm Le Gard provençal] fr icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=31460 Barjac sur le site de l'Institut géographique national] fr icon
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=30029&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Barjac sur le site de l'Insee] fr icon
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=18684&req=Barjac Barjac sur le site du Quid] fr icon
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=300029 Location of Barjac on a map of France with it's neighbouring villages.]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=44.3088888888889&longitude=4.34861111111111&zoom=8 Streetplan of Barjac on Mapquest]
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