Categories
  • Communes of Gironde
    •   Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
      supported by EncyclosphereKSF

    Targon

    From Wikipedia - Reading time: 9 min

    Targon
    Commune
    The town hall in Targon
    The town hall in Targon
    Coat of arms of Targon
    Coat of arms
    Location of Targon
    Map
    Targon is located in France
    Targon
    Targon
    Targon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    Targon
    Targon
    Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 0°15′45″W / 44.7356°N 0.2625°W / 44.7356; -0.2625
    CountryFrance
    RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
    DepartmentGironde
    ArrondissementLangon
    CantonL'Entre-Deux-Mers
    IntercommunalityCC rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
    Government
     • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Maulun[1]
    Area
    1
    		25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
    Population
     (2022)[2]
    		2,045
     • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
    INSEE/Postal code
    33523 /33760
    Elevation37–118 m (121–387 ft)
    (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
    1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

    Targon (French pronunciation: [taʁɡɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

    Population

    [edit]
    Historical population
    YearPop.±% p.a.
    1968 1,132—    
    1975 1,195+0.78%
    1982 1,435+2.65%
    1990 1,609+1.44%
    1999 1,685+0.51%
    2007 1,888+1.43%
    2012 1,885−0.03%
    2017 2,077+1.96%
    Source: INSEE[3]

    Sights and monuments

    [edit]
    • Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[4]
    • Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.[5]
    • Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
      Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
    • South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
      South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
    • Doorway (June 2013)
      Doorway (June 2013)
    • Turret and gargoyle in north east (June 2013)
      Turret and gargoyle in north east (June 2013)
    • Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
      Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
    • Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
      Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
    • Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)
      Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)

    See also

    [edit]
    • Communes of the Gironde department

    References

    [edit]
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Targon.
    1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
    2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
    3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
    4. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Romain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
    5. ^ Base Mérimée: Ruines de l'église de Montarouch, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


    Stub icon

    This Arrondissement of Langon geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    • v
    • t
    • e
    This article is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
    Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targon
    Status: article is cached
    Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF