Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°E / 44.1623; 4.6193
Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon région in southern France.
[edit] History
A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the Latin balnearius meaning baths) 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.
Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear center was created in 1956 : the population grew from 5650 (1954 census) up to 18103 in 1999.
[edit] Sights
The old center of Bagnols-sur-Cèze retains its historic feel, with small streets and largely preservered architecture. Several facades 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.
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