Aigues-Vives (; oc, Aigas Vivas) is a
commune
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in the
Gard
Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;[department
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in southern
France
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.
Population
Education
The Groupe scolaire Jean Macé has ''maternelle'' (preschool/nursery) and ''primaire'' (primary) levels. It opened in 1913.
The ''collège'' (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux in
Gallargues-le-Montueux
Gallargues-le-Montueux (; oc, Galargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Geography
Gallargues-le-Montueux is situated near the river Vidourle, 6 km northeast of Lunel and 20 km southwest of Nîmes. Gallargue ...
. In addition to Aigues-Vives and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves
Aimargues
Aimargues () is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The town of Aimargues may have Roman origins and is situated beside the river Vidourle on the floodplain of the Rhône. Traditionally it has been an agricultural and wine-prod ...
. It opened in September 2014. it has about 600 students.
Transport
The
Aigues-Vives tramway
The Aigues-Vives tramway (French language, French Chemin de Fer d'Aigues-Vives-Bourg a Aigues-Vives PLM or colloquially La Lignette) was a long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of in Aigues-Vives, Gard, Aigues-Vives in the departments of France, ...
was a long
narrow-gauge
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Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structur ...
railway with a gauge of , which operated from 1892 to 1901.
[FACS]
''Compagnie Nationale de Chemins de Fer à Voie Étroite.''
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See also
*Communes of the Gard department
This is a list of the 351 Communes of France, communes of the Gard Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
External links
Aiguesvives.fr: Information website of Aigues-VivesAigues-vives.tv: Pictures and videos of Aigues-Vives
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