Sauve, Gard

Sauve (French pronunciation: [sov]; Occitan: Saves) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Sauve
Commune
A general view of Sauve
Coat of arms
Location of Sauve
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Coordinates: 43°56′36″N 3°56′57″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Quissac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Gaillard[1]
Area 1	31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,956
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30311 /30610
Elevation	75–470 m (246–1,542 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,268	—
1968	1,328	+4.7%
1975	1,277	−3.8%
1982	1,417	+11.0%
1990	1,606	+13.3%
1999	1,690	+5.2%
2008	1,879	+11.2%

Personalities

In the early-1990s, American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve.

The late drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts (1941-2021) had an apartment in the town.

Roger Katan, French-American architect, planner, sculptor, and activist, resides in the village.

International relations

Sauve is twinned with:

• Broughton in Hampshire, England^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department