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Aimargues () is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The town of Aimargues may have Roman origins and is situated beside the river Vidourle on the floodplain of the Rhône. Traditionally it has been an agricultural and wine-producing community but it now also has a number of new industries and employers who benefit from excellent road connections to the north of France as well as to Spain and Italy.
The Petite Camargue is an area of wetlands on the west side of the River delta of the Rhône River in southern France. Aimargues is a small town in the Petite Camargue beside the Vidourle which rises in the Cévennes Mountains to the northwest. Some 6,000 years BC much of the interior of the Petite Carmargue was occupied by a lagoon, l’étang de l’or, which was separated from the sea by a sandy bar. Since then the lake has become progressively silted up. The countryside around Aimargues is flat and the soil is rich, being accumulated sediment brought down the River Rhône and deposited in its delta and surrounding area during flooding. As well as agricultural land there are levees, creeks, marshes, brackish ponds, lagoons and dunes in the area.
The town has developed from an initial central core. This is self-contained and not traversed by routes extending from one side of the town to the other. It was originally surrounded by the city wall, has the château in its northwest corner and the church, reconstructed in the nineteenth century, in its centre. This ancient part is surrounded by another zone that also has tightly packed houses and narrow streets. The outer suburbs are modern.
The village also has schools, nurseries, a library, a youth centre and an adult leisure centre. "Enseignement et culture" , Aimargues.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2013. There is a bullfighting arena where the "course camarguaise" takes place. In the traditional fights held here, the bull is not killed but an unarmed raseteur attempts to snatch a rosette from between its horns.
The local rugby team is Aimargues Rugby Club also named the Raouba-vesso.
There are in Aimargues two stadiums : Baptistin Guigue's Stadium and René Dupont's Stadium (former Bella Vista's Stadium); to equestrian centres; and the arena Léopold Dupont.
Aimargues is also covered by the daily newspaper Midi Libre, by the local television TV SUD Camargue Cévennes et by France 3 Sud's programs.
The catholic parishes are parts of the deanery of Vauvert and the Diocese of Nîmes.
The mass is assumed by deanery's desservants priests.
The Reformed Church of France maintains the Ensemble paroissial de Aimargues.
The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux, located in Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Aimargues and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aigues-Vives. It opened in September 2014. it has about 600 students." Le collège" ( Archive at Archive.is). Aimargues. Retrieved on 15 July 2017. "Le collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux ouvre ses portes en septembre 2014. Il accueille tous les collégiens d'Aimargues, d'Aigues-Vives et de Gallargues-le-Montueux."
There is also a private Catholic elementary school in Aimargues, École élémentaire privée Notre Dame des Gardians." École élémentaire privée Notre Dame des Gardians." French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on July 15, 2017.
Landmarks
The Commune of Aimargues has several buildings of historic interest: "Tourisme" , Aimargues.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
Population
Economy
While agriculture and wine production are still important contributors to the local economy, more recent players such as Royal Canin, the dog and cat food producer, Itesoft, a software company, and the underwear company Éminence are also important employers, benefitting from easy access to the motorway with connections to Italy and Spain as well as to the north of France. "Aimargues", PetiteCamargue.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
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Sport
The commune's football team is the Stade Olympique of Aimargues (SOA). In the beginning of may a famous international tournament take place every year.
Media
Aimargues has its own newspaper: Aimargues le journal, created in 2008.
Religion
There are Catholic and Protestant churches in Aimargues.
Education
The public maternelle (preschool/nursery) is École Ventadour." École Ventadour ." French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on July 15, 2017. The public primary school is École élémentaire publique Guillierme F." École élémentaire publique Guillierme F. ." French Ministry of Education. Retrieved on July 15, 2017.
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