Congénies
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Congénies (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Congénies is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Sommières, the arrondissement of Nîmes, and the Gard department. It is located in the Occitanie region and shares borders with Aigues-Vives, Aubais, Aujargues, and Calvisson. The commune has an official name of Congénies and is associated with the canton of Calvisson for electoral purposes.
The area of Congénies is 8.64 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 145 meters. Its population is recorded as 1,682, comprising 828 males and 840 females. The postal code for the commune is 30111.
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Place details
- Locality
- Congénies
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,168
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Congénies
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- 30111Congénies-1109.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Congénies
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nîmes
- French commune.canton
- Calvisson
- French commune.INSEE
- 30091
- French commune.postal code
- 30111
- French commune.mayor
- Fabienne Dhuisme
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Sommières
- French commune.elevation m
- 75
- French commune.elevation min m
- 45
- French commune.elevation max m
- 145
- French commune.area km2
- 8.64
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Wars of Religion
- Quaker connection
- Population
- Pronunciation and spelling
- Sights
- Present
- See also
- References
- External links
Congénies (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
It is situated between Nîmes, Montpellier, the Cévennes and the Camargue and has a strong Quaker history. Congénies possesses the only and oldest purpose-built Quaker Meeting House in France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Congénies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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