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    (Nîmes). It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges...
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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...
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    Provençal: Sant Geli; English: St. Giles) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the second most populous...
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  • département Vers, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département Vers-en-Montagne, a commune in the Jura département Vers-Pont-du-Gard, a commune...
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    Spain Roman aqueduct supplying Carthage, Tunisia Pont du Gard near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France De los Remedios Aqueduct, Naucalpan...
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  • refer to: Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct bridge Vers-Pont-du-Gard, a commune in the Gard department Rochefort-du-Gard, a commune in the Gard department...
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    communes de Petite-Camargue Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol Communauté de communes du Pont du Gard Communauté de communes Rhôny, Vistre, Vidourle...
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    Pont-Saint-Esprit (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿ɛspʁi], literally "Holy Spirit Bridge"; Occitan: Lo Pònt Sant Esperit) is a commune in the Gard département...
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    Remoulins (category Communes of Gard)
    distance downstream of the Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard, in nearby Vers-Pont-du-Gard. The current bridge over the Gardon in the town itself was completed...
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    Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct (Vers-Pont-du-Gard, c. 20 BC-AD 50). The Pantheon, a former temple visited—in 2013 alone—by over six million people (Rome...
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    Castillon-du-Gard (French pronunciation: [kastijɔ̃ dy ɡaʁ]; Occitan: Castilhon de Gard) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Niels Kaj...
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    Primošten. "Cabane de Malais" at Souvignargues, Gard, France Dry stone hut at Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Gard, France Dry stone hut at Vitrac, Dordogne, France...
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    Rochefort-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Rochefort-du-Gard is integrated into Occitanie but naturally rooted in Provence...
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    aqueducts throughout the Roman Empire, such as the Aqueduct of Segovia, the Pont du Gard, and the eleven aqueducts of Rome. The same concepts produced numerous...
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    Uzès (category Communes of Gard)
    kilometres (31 miles) away. The most famous stretch of the aqueduct is the Pont du Gard, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which carried fresh water over splendid...
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    (French pronunciation: [lə viɡɑ̃] ; Occitan: Lo Vigan) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
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    Versailles, Île-de-France Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy The Pont du Gard aqueduct of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Occitania  Germany The Cologne cathedral of Cologne,...
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    10–12. Mesqui, Jean (2000). "Pont Saint-Esprit: Pont sur le Rhône". Congrès archéologique de France - Monuments du Gard, 157e session 1999 (in French)...
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    Alès (category Communes of Gard)
    north of the Cevenne: Alès, Le Vigan, Arre, Arrigas, Meyrueis, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Anduze, and Vissec. The diocese disappeared in the 8th century with the...
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    hills to the north. Where it crossed the river Gard between Uzès and Remoulins, the spectacular Pont du Gard was built. This is 20 km (12 mi) north east...
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    Bagnols-sur-Cèze (category Communes of Gard)
    lit. "Bagnols-on-Cèze"; Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. A small regional centre...
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    Le Grau-du-Roi (French pronunciation: [lə ɡʁo dy ʁwa]; Occitan: Lo Grau dau Rei) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the only...
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    Aigues-Mortes (category Communes of Gard)
    (French pronunciation: [ɛɡmɔʁt]; Occitan: Aigas Mòrtas) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of southern France. The medieval city...
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    town and continues east to Tarascon. The D966L comes from Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard in the north and comes down the banks of the Rhône to the town. The D90...
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    Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnɛ dy ɡaʁ]; Provençal: Sent Bonet del Gard) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France....
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    Montfrin (category Communes of Gard)
    Montfrin is located between Nîmes and Avignon, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont du Gard. The Gardon flows through the commune. In Roman times, the place was...
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    Sauve (French pronunciation: [sov]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. In the early-1990s, American underground comic artist Robert...
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    Occitan: Mialet) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It lies close to Alès and Saint-Jean-du-Gard. The commune includes the hamlet of...
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    Saint-Mamert-du-Gard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mamɛʁ dy ɡaʁ]) is a commune in the Gard department, region of Occitania, southern France. Communes of the Gard department...
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    Saint-Jean-du-Gard (Occitan: Sant Joan de Gardonenca) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. This city of the Cévennes, first mentioned...
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