Nîmes

Nîmes is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region. Nîmes dates back to Ancient Rome.

Nimes
Prefecture and commune
Coat of arms
Location of Nimes
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Coordinates: 43°30′06″N 4°12′50″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nimes
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Paul Fournier
Area 1	164.2 km2 (63.4 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	146,709
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30189 /30000
Elevation	21–215 m (69–705 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Nîmes was an important Roman town. Many sites have been discovered, including:

• The temple of Diane
• The Maison Carrée
• The Nîmes amphitheatre, the best-preserved in France.

The town was supplied with water by the Pont du Gard.

Sister cities

Nîmes is twinned with:

• Preston, United Kingdom, since 1955.
• Verona, Italy, since 1960.
• Braunschweig, Germany, since 1962.
• Prague, Czech Republic, since 1967.
• Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, since 1976.
• Salamanca, Spain, since 1979.
• Rishon LeZion, Israel, since 1986.
• Meknes, Morocco, since 2005.

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  Pont du Gard
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  Maison Carrée
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  Temple of Diane
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  Nîmes amphitheatre