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The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus . [3] It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France.
Remoulins (French pronunciation: [ʁəmulɛ̃]; Occitan: Remolins) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.. The town lies on the River Gardon or Gard, and is a short distance downstream of the Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard, in nearby Vers-Pont-du-Gard.
The most famous stretch of the aqueduct is the Pont du Gard, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, [3] which carried fresh water over splendid arches across the Gardon river. Jews were apparently settled there as early as the 5th century. Saint Ferréol, Bishop of Uzès, was said to have admitted them to his table.
Gard contains a part of the Cévennes National Park. There are important Roman architectural remains in Nîmes , as well as the famous Roman aqueduct , the Pont du Gard . Gard is also home to the source of Perrier , a carbonated mineral water sold both in France and internationally on a large scale.
Pont du Gard: Height : 48.7 m (160 ft) Span : 24.4 m (80 ft) ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)
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Vers-Pont-du-Gard (French pronunciation: [vɛʁs pɔ̃ dy ɡaʁ]; Vèrs in Occitan) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The Pont du Gard is located on the territory of the commune.
Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard station (French: Gare de Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard) is a French TGV and TER train station in the communes of Manduel and Redessan, near Nîmes, in Southern France. It opened on 15 December 2019 on the Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier high-speed railway line (LGV) and Tarascon – Sète-Ville line.