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BETWEEN CEZE AND ARDECHE RIVERS
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Goudargues |
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Click to visit town,
village or monument ::
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| Population :: |
961 |
| Market :: |
Wednesday morning |
Village
festival :: |
August 15 |
| Town hall :: |
04 66 82 20 69 |
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The village of Goudargues has been dubbed the "Venice of the Gard." Visitors
will enjoy relaxing under the shadows of age-old plane trees, wandering
through the peaceful alleyways, and refreshing themselves at the fountain
bordered with parapets. There are numerous walking trails and bicycle paths
for those who love sports and nature. Visitors can stroll around or hunt
for bargains in the flea market held on the last weekend of July. They can
also discover local products in the Foire Artisanale de l'Ascension.
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| shops |
all shops (grocery, bakeries, bars, newsstands, etc.), as
well as numerous services (doctors, dentist, library, bank, etc.) Numerous
accommodations are available for tourists (hotels, self-catering cottages,
campgrounds, etc.) |
| heritage |
Salle capitulaire (ruins of the abbey).
Abbey church from the 12th century.
Wash-houses in Goudargues and in the surrounding hamlets.
Castle in the hamlet of La Bastide.
Romanesque chapels in the hamlets of La Bastide and Goussargues.
Vestiges of a Carolingian chapel in the St-Michelet quarter. |
| history |
In 800, after the Roman occupation, the monks of Aniane founded
a Benedictine abbey around the pond of Gordanicus, which is supplied from
springs. It is around this abbey that Goudargues was born. The history of
Goudargues has always been closely connected to its church and its abbey,
which were the objects of religious quarrels left unresolved until the 18th
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Cevennes foothills
Tave river valley
In the Cotes du Rhone
Around Uzes
Near the Pont du Gard
Across the bridge from Avignon