Lecques

Lecques

View of Lecques from the south
Lecques

Coordinates: 43°50′16″N 4°03′50″E / 43.8378°N 4.0639°E / 43.8378; 4.0639Coordinates: 43°50′16″N 4°03′50″E / 43.8378°N 4.0639°E / 43.8378; 4.0639
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Sommières
Intercommunality Pays de Sommières
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Yves Bez
Area1 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 371
  Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 30144 / 30250
Elevation 26–111 m (85–364 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 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.

Lecques is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

It is built on rising ground, on the west bank of the River Vidourle, 6 km (3.7 mi) to the north and upstream of Sommières. The village centre is on a rocky outcrop that overhangs the bank of the river.[1] Steps lead down to the bridge. Its elevation means it is protected from the 'vidourlades' or violent floods, for example, that of 9 September 2002.[2] There are remains of the ramparts, the narrow medieval streets and a church.

Etymology

The name 'Lecques' comes from the Celtic word 'leucas', meaning a settlement by a marker post on an ancient track.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962191    
1968203+6.3%
1975165−18.7%
1982182+10.3%
1990215+18.1%
1999216+0.5%
2008371+71.8%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Interpretation board erected by the Intercommunality
  2. Interpretation board erected by the Syndicat interdepartmental d'Aménagement du Vidoule
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