Caveirac

Caveirac
Caveirac
Commune
	Chateau
	Coat of arms
	Location of Caveirac
	Caveirac Caveirac
	Coordinates: 43°49′34″N 4°15′46″E / 43.8261°N 4.2628°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Saint-Gilles
Intercommunality	CA Nîmes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Chailan
Area 1	15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Population (2021)	4,351
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30075 /30820
Elevation	57–208 m (187–682 ft) ; (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caveirac (French pronunciation: [kaveʁak]; Occitan: Cavairac) is a commune and a village in the Gard department in southern France. It is located 8 km (5 mi) west of Nîmes and is the first village in the Vaunage reached when travelling from Nîmes. Its early history is unclear but it was in existence by the year 893. Its main feature is the Chateau of Caveiric, a notable building which now houses the town hall. The surrounding area of plains and low hills is agricultural and there are extensive vineyards.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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