Bagnols-sur-Cèze
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Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Script error: No such module "IPA"., Template:Literal translation "Bagnols-on-Cèze"; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France.
History
A small regional centre, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the Latin Script error: No such module "Lang". meaning "related to baths, bathing-place") before the main part was built in the 13th century around a central arcaded square that is still preserved today. At the same period, the regional market was installed here, undoubtedly contributing to its expansion.
Demographics
Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear centre was established in 1956.
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Sights
The old center of Bagnols-sur-Cèze retains its historic feel, with small streets and largely preserved architecture. Several façades are remarkable. The towns contains a notable museum of contemporary art, the Musée Albert-André, founded in 1868 as well as an archaeological museum with a collection of artifacts found mainly in nearby Roman sites.
The shoegaze music band named Alcest is from this city.
There are several murals featuring optical illusions.[2]
International relations
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Bagnols-sur-Cèze is twinned with:[3]
- Template:Flagicon Braunfels, Germany, since 1959
- Template:Flagicon Feltre, Italy, since 1961
- Template:Flagicon Newbury, England, since 1971
- Template:Flagicon Eeklo, Belgium, since 1976
- Template:Flagicon Carcaixent, Spain, since 1982
- Template:Flagicon Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
Notable people
- Gersonides (born 1288), Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician and astronomer/astrologer
- Albéric Pont (1870-1960), dentist and pioneer in maxillofacial surgery
- Lionel Pérez (born 1967), goalkeeper
- Neige (born 1985), blackgaze musician
- Sandie Toletti (born 1995), footballer for Real Madrid and the France national team[4]
Albert André, art collector of late 19th century art, who bequeathed his magnificent collection to the town of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, where it resides in the Mairie, as the Musée Albert André
See also
References
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External links
- Official website Template:In lang
- Bagnols sur Cèze tourist office website
- Overview of Bagnols sur Cèze
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