commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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 in southern
France
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The town lies on the River
Gardon
The Gardon or Gard ( Occitan and French: ''Gardon, Gard'', , ) is a river in southern France. It is the namesake of the department of Gard. Several of its tributaries are also called ''Gardon''. It is long, and takes its source in the commu ...
or Gard, and is a short distance downstream of the Roman aqueduct
Pont du Gard
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over to the Roman colony of ''Nemausus'' ( Nîmes). It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Po ...
, in nearby
Vers-Pont-du-Gard
Vers-Pont-du-Gard (; ''Vèrs'' in Occitan) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
The Pont du Gard is located on the territory of the commune.
Gallery
Chapelle St Pierre, Vers-Pont-du-Gard.jpg, Chapelle Saint-Pierre
Vestiges ...
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The current bridge over the Gardon in the town itself was completed in 1994, the successor to two previous suspension bridges. The remains of the first, built in 1830 by the Seguin brothers, are visible on the left bank.
Population
Transport
Remoulins has a train station. However, no passenger trains are currently scheduled to stop there.