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Le Vigan
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- For the town in the Lot département, see Le Vigan, Lot.
| Commune of Le Vigan | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 03° 36' 22" E |
| Latitude | 43° 59' 35" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Le Vigan (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais |
| Mayor | Thierry Bourrié (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 184 m–640 m (avg. 231 m) |
| Land area¹ | 17.24 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,429 |
| - Density (1999) | 256/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30350/ 30120 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Le Vigan is a town and commune of the Gard département, in southern France. It is a sous-préfecture of Gard.
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This small French town is located at the south of the Massif Central and near of the Mont Aigoual, in the Arre valley.
As many towns in the Cévennes, there were many textile industries there in the past.
Le Vigan is a touristic place during summer time.
- The musée cévenol shows the life in the Cévennes during the past centuries
- The Vieux Pont is an old bridge built during the 11th century
- The old hotel Faventines called Château d'Assas from 18th century
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