Targon
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 The town hall in Targon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 0°15′45″W / 44.7356°N 0.2625°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | L'Entre-Deux-Mers |
| Intercommunality | CC rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Maulun[1] |
Area 1 | 25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,079 |
| • Density | 80.33/km2 (208.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33523 /33760 |
| Elevation | 37–118 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
| 2023 | 2,079 | +0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights and monuments
- 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]
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Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013) -
South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013) -
Doorway (June 2013) -
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Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013) -
Montarouch church, east view (June 2013) -
Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Targon.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Romain, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Ruines de l'église de Montarouch, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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