Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Didier Kielpinski^[1]Area10 km² (4 sq mi)Population748 • Density75/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation75–215 m (246–705 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie (French pronunciation: [gaʁig sɛ̃t‿ølali]; Provençal: Garriga e Senta Olha) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It lies 54 km (34 mi) from Montpellier.

The residents are called Garrigois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	228	—
1968	253	+11.0%
1975	281	+11.1%
1982	304	+8.2%
1990	388	+27.6%
1999	516	+33.0%
2008	728	+41.1%

Traces of the early peoples of the "Fontbouisse culture" have been discovered, as well as many Roman ruins. The area was a feudal domain belonging to the Duke of Uzès.

Before 1789 this commune was in two parts: Garrigues and Sainte-Eulalie. During the French Revolution the two communes were combined and given the name Canteperdrix. In 1814 the combined commune was maintained under the name Garrigues-et-Sainte Eulalie, and on 16 February 1976 the current hyphenated form was adopted.^[3]

The local economy includes general agriculture, vineyards. orchards and sheep raising.

The 19th century Sainte-Eulalie Church was built on the ruins of a former fortified castle, which burned in 1704. Its tower is now the clock-tower of the church. The castle was deeded to the Bourdic factory in the 19th century. There is a later, 19th century, castle in the Garrigues region of the town.

• Communes of the Gard department