A commune in the south-west of the Gard bordering the Petite Camargue, including the Scamandre regional nature reserve. Its inhabitants are called Vauverdois.
History
Called Posquières in the Middle Ages, the town and its castle stood on the Castellas hill. The first known lord, Rostaing I, is mentioned in 1066. A large Jewish community lived here; in 1165 the traveller Benjamin of Tudela estimated it at 40 families.
To see
- Clock tower on the old Saint-Gilles gate
- 1898 fountain
- Louis Valentin bullring (1898)
- Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church
- Gallician and the Scamandre
Practical
Tourist office on Place Ernest Renan.
Places
- Réserve naturelle régionale du ScamandreNature sites