Vauvert is a common French, located in the department of the Gard and the area Languedoc-Roussillon.
Geographical location
Vauvert is located at the south-east of the France, in Languedoc-Roussillon area, in the Département of Gard, between Small the the Camargue and the vineyard of the Twyers-side of Nimes. To 20 km of Nimes, to 35 km of Montpellier, cities equipped with stations TGV and airports, to 20 mn of Arles, 1:00 of Avignon and a 1:30 of Marseilles, to 20 mn of the sea, Vauvert is in the middle of a rich of its culture and animated area all the summer of festivals. The city is typical of the agricultural boroughs of last century. The old center kept a picturesque aspect with its narrow lanes. Vauvert concentrates the hamlets of Gallician (approximately 1000 hab), Montcalm, Laune, Sylvéréal, Iscles.
Geography
The current city, located in the middle of the Vineyard of the Twyers-side of Nimes, is typical of the boroughs agricultural S of last century.Of large surface, the communal territory includes most of Small the the Camargue.
90% of the communal territory are rural. In north, the vine, in the south an immense wild nature bordered of ponds and roselières (extents of reeds), true natural reserve of birds and wild animals (bulls and horses camarguais) visible since the windows of the residence, not far from the hamlets of Gallician and Montcalm As of spring and until the autumn, the village resounds of the noise of the lâchers of bulls camarguais in the arena or the streets. With 2661 hours of sunning per annum, the climate is exceptional. The average temperature is of 5,9°C in winter, of 24,1°C in summer.
Vauvert is one of the strongholds of " Aficion" taurine. The traditions taurines camarguaises are very alive there. As of the Spring and until the bad days, the arenas resound of the noise of the races camarguaises and streets of the Abrivado S and Bandido S, during which Taureau X and Chevaux crosses the city. The tauromachic traditions Spanish are there also with the honor. In addition to the demonstrations taurines, many animations occupy the leisures of Vauverdois: musical productions, theatrical, sporting animations… Many sports equipment allows the practice of various activities: Tennis, Swimming, Game of bowls, walks in Boat, bicycle touring, Excursion S pedestrian, fishing…
History
.The men settled in Vauvert as of the Préhistoire.
The Middle Ages
Called Posquières with the the Middle Ages, the city knew a great reputation.
It was the seat of the one of the most notable places of pilgrimage of France, just after that of Notre Dame of Boulogne. Located at the hollow of a small valley named " Vallis viridis" (i.e. " valley verdoyante" , which will give then Vauvert), the church of Notre Dame of the green Valley was the place of this pilgrimage. Saint-Louis went there whereas it was going to Acute-Dead to embark for a crusade.
Rabad de Posquières and Isaac the Blind man developed in his rabbinical accademy their knowledge and comments as for the Kabbale Juive. Several street names attest this presence of the Jewish community of Vauvert: the street of the Jews, the street of the Doctor's caps in particular. A fragment of one of the pillars of the synagog was found in the court of the house where the religious building was.
Wars of religion
Touched by the wars of religion, the city was violently marked. The church and its dependences were destroyed during the conflict. The Protestant meet there in two temples (the small one and the large Temple).
Until in second half of the 20th century, the cemetery remained divided by a wall separating the catholic and Protestant burials.
Periods modern and contemporary
The Marquis de Montcalm, celebrity French with Quebec, was baptized in the church of this city. Vauvert gave its name, for a still unknown reason, with a locality on the commune of Dolbeau-Mistassini at the edge of the Lac Midsummer's Day with the Quebec.
On the history of Vauvert one can read the two works of Emile Guigou, former mayor and historian of Vauvert: - Emile GUIGOU, " A city with the country of Oc. De Posquières with Vauvert". Anthropos, 1978. Republished with implied in 1995. - Emile GUIGOU, " Constraints of the life vauverdoise. Political, religious and economic history of Vauvert, 1789-1975". Impr. Rouvière brothers. Montpellier, 1976. One can also consult the 5 numbers of the Bulletin of the Company of history of Vauvert-Posquières published by this Company between 1994 and 1999.
Twinning
Administration
- One can find the complete listing of the mayors of Vauvert on the basis of data of the mayors of France to the address www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/
Communal and cultural places
- Arts center Robert Gourdon: Avenue Robert Gourdon.
- inter-commune School of music of Petite Camargue: Jean Moulin boulevard.
- Media library: Place markets.
- Social center Banks: Avenue of the Twyers-side.
- Publisher To the Devil Vauvert: Laune.
- the Community of Communes of Petite Camargue: Avenue of Aficion.
Demography
- Vauvert knows since 2002 a great rise of population by the construction of many allotments and private residences.
Places and monuments
- the visit of the Cellar S Wine S, Co-operative S or deprived, is also one of the aspects to be privileged. You will discover there Vin S ends, vinified in a traditional way, which will make the pleasure of your palate.
- In the same way, you will visit the Musée Vigne with Gallician.
- Lastly, you will be able to observe the fauna and the Flore of Small the Camargue in Gallician, in these immense wide which the natural Roselière S form. All the Winter S, these Roseau X are collected and exported towards the Scandinavian countries where they are used for the cover of certain dwellings… This harvest is called the sagne
Personalities related to the commune
- the Marquis de Montcalm, whose native Château is at the entry of the city on the common neighbor of Vestric and Candiac, close to the MINOR ROAD 135. This hero died in 1759 at the time of the seat of the town of Quebec by English during the war for the possession of the Canada. From now on, the masonry was transformed into private college.
- Raoul To combine (originating in Vauvert but born with Paris), Pasteur Protesting, very famous for its combat in favor of the law of Separation of the Church and the State and of the captain Dreyfus. Its family (gardoise of origin) gave four mayors to the commune of Vauvert, of which the last was his/her brother, Paul Allier.
- Jean-Pierre Tightens, French mathematician born on September 15th, 1926 with Bages (the Eastern Pyrenees). He is regarded as being one of largest the mathematicians of the 20th century. His/her father there being installed as pharmacist, it comes to live in Vauvert during his adolescence and goes to the college Alphonse Daudet to Nimes. After having realized its thesis in the field of algebraic topology under the direction of Henri Cartan it carried out fundamental work in theory of the numbers and algebraic geometry. Jean-Pierre Serre is a former student of the National university, Fields medal-holder in 1954, gold medal of CNRS in 1987, Prix Abel in 2003, member of the Institute (Academy of Science), professor emeritus at the Collège de France and former member of the Bourbaki group. A center of mathematics bears its name to the Daudet college.
- Rene Girard (football), player then trainer of football born in Vauvert and which was three times champion of France with the Girondins of Bordeaux in the years 1980.
- Jean Valz had acquired a property with Gallician.
- Maître Collard acquired one proproété in Gallician
Culture with Vauvert
- For three years, there has been a jazz festival the second week end of July. Marcus Miller, Biréli Lagrenne, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chucho Valdez and Michel Legrand partcipé at this Night of the Jazz in the arenas Jean Brunel in Vauvert.
- We can also find celebrates it national festival of vestimentary artistic creation: Asset Wire with the gymnasium of the arts center Robert Gourdon, the 3rd weekend of April. There exists now since 1986 and in 2006 the topic was Atout Wire Empoche.
- Vauvert is to live its music with the various animations organized by the inter-commune school of music of the small Camargue with many concerts in the various communes of the neighborhoods, its training course of battery in June and its Training course of Jazz the first week of July. You can also at the end of June find it for the festivals of the music. More on this artistic educational establishment, whose notoriety exceeds the borders of the community of communes of the small Camargue, consult its http://ecolmusicamargue.free.fr site.
- the markets of the town of Vauvert are held Wednesday and saturdays of 7:00 to 12:00 in front of the Town hall. Come many to make your commissions.
- All first Fridays of each month, you can taken part in philosophical evenings organized by association Diogènes Consultant. They are held in the room of the People in Cailar. The evening starts towards 20:30.
Nights of the jazz with Vauvert with the arenas Jean Brunel
For its third edition, after having accommodated Biréli Lagrenne and Marcus Miller in 2004, Bernard Lubat and Dee Dee Bridgewater in 2005, this year the arênes ignited with the pianists Michel Legrand and Chucho Valdés in duet.The day before, on Friday, July 7, the arenas accommodated Big band music school of the small Camargue and the choral society of Aubais for a jazz creation of the pianist and arranger François Buttet " NO PASARAN".
Restaurants:
- Condamine: Place of Afficion: Snack bar and dishes to be carried.
- the Hackney carriage: Street Broussan: Culinary gastronomy and specialities. Web site:
- Rosemary: Avenue Maurice Privat: Specialities of the Camargue.
- Ventadour: Street Aussellon: Grills.
- Posquière: Street of the Oratory: Regional specialities.
- Brousaillande: Pizzeria, restaurant.
- Cavallino Pizzeria: Italian pizza pies and specialities.
- Indo-China: Chinese specialities.
- the Belt: Restoring the Truck drivers.
Where to place?
- the Gold Hotel Lily the Gold Lily
- Camp-site of Mourgues: Gallician, 30600 Vauvert Camp-site of Mourgues
- Camp-site of Tourrades: way of the Channels, 30600 Vauvert.
The proverb " With the Vauvert" devil;
This proverb is certainly very famous but one wonders sometimes where it takes its sources. There are two legends:- the very first version is not really vauverdoise. At the 11th century, the king Robert the Piles decides to establish his residence out of Paris, in a planted small valley of vines then named Vauvert (the green valley). This small valley is not other than what we know today like the Garden of Luxembourg.
- Maintaining the second version relates to the town of Vauvert well. During all the medieval time, Vauvert is a village stage for the pilgrims of St Jacques de Compostelle. The prosperous city, becomes large and famous like its church and its medieval castle which overhung the hill of Castellas. It is thus thought that this expression would have significances with the way of Compostelle and a relationship with the church and the marshes of the commune. Some say that it sagissait of a rumor which circulated is saying that piles would have seen the devil in the church, others think that the legend is rather related to the marshes very frequent at the time because there were even marshes there or is nowadays located Esperion and all the neighborhoods of the road of the bridges of Tourradons.
See too
- Common of Gard
External bonds
- Official site of the town of Vauvert
- Vauvert on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Vauvert on the site of INSEE
- Vauvert on the site of Quid
- Localization of Vauvert on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plane on Vauvert on Mapquest
- Site of the inter-commune school of music of the small Camargue with Vauvert
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