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TAVE RIVER VALLEY
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Tresques |
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Click to visit town,
village or monument ::
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| Population :: |
1806 |
Village
festival :: |
July 27,28,29,30 |
| Town hall :: |
04 66 82 01 17 |
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Situated near Bagnols-sur-Ceze, Tresques is a largely agricultural district,
concentrating especially on wine-making. There are numerous archeological sites
that date from prehistoric times and from antiquity.
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| shops |
bakery, grocery-newsstand, café, tobacco shop, hair
salon, and hotel-restaurant.
wine cooperative and private winery. |
| heritage |
The Romanesque chapel of St. Martin de Jussan, listed as a
historical monument. La Tour de Guet, known as the Sarrasine. The chapel
of St. Pierre de Castres. Ruins of the chapel of the Madeleine. The Château
was originally a Roman fort. The fountains were built in 1832.
The church's choir dates from the 12th century. |
| history |
Numerous archeological sites attest to the presence of
humans here in prehistoric times. Human habitation is also confirmed
by the discovery of three sepulchral grottoes. The Gallo-Roman ruins
(sculptures, coins, and sarcophagi) prove that the population was
numerous and active during antiquity. |
| local products |
Wine |
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Between Ceze and Ardeche rivers
Cevennes foothills
In the Cotes du Rhone
Around Uzes
Near the Pont du Gard
Across the bridge from Avignon