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Villages

Le Cailar

Population
2,578 (2023)
Tourist office
Office de tourisme de Vauvert et Petite Camargue
+33 4 66 88 28 52
coeurdepetitecamargue.fr
Official website
lecailar.fr
Le Cailar
Photo : Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0

A rural commune in the south of the Gard, at the confluence of the Vistre and the Rhôny, in the Petite Camargue. Its inhabitants are called Cailarens.

History

Since 2003, excavations have revealed Greek- and Celtic-influenced remains from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC: the site, then close to the sea via a lagoon, was a small fishing and trading post.

To see

  • Le Cailar bullring

Practical

Intermunicipal tourist office in Vauvert.

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