Sauve () is a
commune 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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Government and military
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in southern
France
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.
Population
Personalities
In the early-1990s, American underground comic artist
Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve. He presently lives there with his family.
The late drummer of the
Rolling Stones
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,
Charlie Watts
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.
Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...
(1941-2021) had an apartment in the town.
Roger Katan, French-American architect, planner, sculptor, and activist, resides in the village.
International relations
Sauve is twinned with:
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Broughton in Hampshire,
England
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See also
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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
Official site
Communes of Gard
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