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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Targon

Targon

Key facts

population2,079
area25.88km²
instance ofcommune of France
countryFrance
elevation above sea level37m
located in the administrative territorial entitycanton of Targon
All data from the card 16
Country
France
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department
Gironde
Arrondissement
Langon
Canton
L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Intercommunality
CC rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
• Mayor (2020–2026)
Frédéric Maulun
Area1
25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Highest elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Lowest elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population (2023)
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

Targon (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Sights and monuments

Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
Doorway (June 2013)
Doorway (June 2013)
Turret and gargoyle in north east (June 2013)
Turret and gargoyle in north east (June 2013)
Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)
Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)
7 images
  • Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.
  • Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.

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