Montfrin

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

Montfrin
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Montfrin
Montfrin Montfrin
Coordinates: 43°52′34″N 4°35′39″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Redessan
Intercommunality	Pont du Gard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Martinet
Area ^1	15.29 km^2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,189
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30179 /30490
Elevation	7–78 m (23–256 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

The residents are called Montfrinois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,779	—
1968	2,055	+15.5%
1975	2,089	+1.7%
1982	2,404	+15.1%
1990	2,685	+11.7%
1999	2,934	+9.3%
2008	2,980	+1.6%

Geography

Montfrin is located between Nîmes and Avignon, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont du Gard. The Gardon flows through the commune.

History

In Roman times, the place was called Mons Ferinus (mountain of the ferocious animals).

Charles Martel fought a battle there against the Saracens in 736, four years after the Battle of Tours.

The village has attracted celebrities during its history (including François I, Richelieu, Molière), and until the French Revolution, due to the presence of a "healing" spring, the spring of Fontcluse. A story says that the virtues of the spring were discovered by Charles Martel, who witnessed the healing of wounded soldiers after the battle.

Personalities

• Keith Floyd until his death in 2009

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.