Marguerittes (French pronunciation: [maʁɡəʁit]; Occitan: Margarida) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. In 1717, Antoine de Teissier (b.1667) was created the 1st Baron de Marguerittes. One of his sons was a Huguenot who took refuge in Switzerland and his grandson, Jean Antoine de Teissier, 3rd Baron of Marguerittes, was guillotined 20 May 1794. The 3rd Baron's son settled in England at Woodcote Park and was created Baron de Teissier by Louis XVIII in recognition of his father's sacrifices to France.
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 The interior of the church of Saint-Pierre de Marguerittes | |
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Location of Marguerittes  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°51′39″N 4°26′41″E / 43.8608°N 4.4447°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Marguerittes |
| Intercommunality | CA Nîmes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Nicolas[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.29 km2 (9.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,467 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30156 /30320 |
| Elevation | 41–197 m (135–646 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Marguerittes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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