Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie

For homonymy, see Saint-Quentin.
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie

Town hall

Coat of arms
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie

Coordinates: 44°02′46″N 4°26′31″E / 44.046°N 4.442°E / 44.046; 4.442Coordinates: 44°02′46″N 4°26′31″E / 44.046°N 4.442°E / 44.046; 4.442
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Uzès
Intercommunality Uzège
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yvon Bonzi
Area1 24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,914
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 30295 / 30700
Elevation 82–272 m (269–892 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)

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.

Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

History

The suffix Poterie (English: pottery) was added to the town's name in 1886 following a decree signed by Jules Grévy, then President of the French Republic.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,349—    
19681,356+0.5%
19751,510+11.4%
19821,753+16.1%
19902,290+30.6%
19992,731+19.3%
20082,914+6.7%

Personalities

Joseph Monier, the inventor of reinforced concrete used in construction, was born in the village in 1823. The town's marketplace has a reinforced concrete covering.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SAINT-QUENTIN-LA-POTERIE, UN VILLAGE CHARGE D'HISTOIRE" (in French). Archived from the original on 10 Aug 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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