Nîmes
Nîmes is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region. Nîmes dates back to Ancient Rome.
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Nimes | |
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| Coat of arms of Nimes | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nimes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Fournier (2014-2020) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 21–215 m (69–705 ft) (avg. 39 m (128 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 164.2 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 146,709 (2012) |
| - Density | 893/km2 (2,310/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30189/ 30000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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.- 23x15px Prague, Czech Republic, since 1967.
- Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, since 1976.
Salamanca, Spain, since 1979.- 23x15px Rishon LeZion, Israel, since 1986.
- 23x15px Meknes, Morocco, since 2005.
Pont du Gard
Maison Carrée
Temple of Diane
Nîmes amphitheatre
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Les Quais de la Fontaine, the embankments of the spring that provided water for the city, the first civic gardens of France, were laid out in 1738–1755.
Nimes (France), Tour Magne
The Jardins de la Fontaine.
The Hôtel de Ville
- Arena de Nimes.jpg
Amphitheatre used today for concerts and bullfights
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Arena of Nîmes, France
- Nîmes-Temple de Diane-2.jpg
Temple of Diana in Nîmes (Gard)
- Maison Carree in Nimes (16).jpg
Roman temple, the "Maison Carrée"
Nimes, Roman wall foundations
Nîmes (Gard, France), la porte d'Auguste, anciennement d'Arelate (Arles), entrée de l'antique via Domitia dans la ville et vestige principal de l'enceinte gallo-romaine ceinturant la cité.
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