Nîmes
city and prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France
Nîmes is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Nîmes dates back to Ancient Rome.
Nimes | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 43°30′06″N 4°12′50″E / 43.5016°N 4.2139°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nimes |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Paul Fournier |
Area 1 | 164.2 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 146,709 |
• Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30189 /30000 |
Elevation | 21–215 m (69–705 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
Nîmes was an important Roman town. Many sites have been discovered, including:
- The temple of Diane
- The Maison Carrée
- The Nîmes amphitheatre, the best-preserved in France.
The town was supplied with water by the Pont du Gard.
Sister cities
Nîmes is twinned with:
- Preston, United Kingdom, since 1955.
- Verona, Italy, since 1960.
- Braunschweig, Germany, since 1962.
- Prague, Czech Republic, since 1967.
- Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, since 1976.
- Salamanca, Spain, since 1979.
- Rishon LeZion, Israel, since 1986.
- Meknes, Morocco, since 2005.
- Pont du Gard
- Maison Carrée
- Temple of Diane
- Nîmes amphitheatre
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