Gardon
The Gardon or Gard is a river in southern France. It is the namesake of the department of Gard. Several of its tributaries are also called Gardon. It is 127.6 km long, and takes its source in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle, in the Cévennes mountain range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Spring
- Description: river in southern France
- Also known as: “Gard”, “Gardon Rivière”, and “Le Gard Rivière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple de Cassagnas.
Temple de Cassagnas
Church
Photo: K800i, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temple de Cassagnas is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Gardon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle and Molezon.
Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle
Village
Photo: Guibli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle is situated 3½ km southeast of Gardon.
Molezon
Village
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Molezon is a commune in the Lozère département in southern France. Molezon is situated 6 km southwest of Gardon.
Barre-des-Cévennes
Village
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barre-des-Cévennes is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Barre-des-Cévennes is situated 6 km west of Gardon.
Gardon
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.24613° or 44° 14′ 46″ northLongitude
3.73077° or 3° 43′ 51″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8FP56PWJ+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2459965548OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Gardon” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Gardon”
- Basque: “Gardon”
- Bhojpuri: “गार्डन नदी”
- Breton: “Gard”
- Breton: “Gardon”
- Catalan: “Riu Gard”
- Cebuano: “Gard”
- Chinese: “加爾東河”
- Czech: “Gard”
- Danish: “Gardon”
- Dutch: “Gard”
- Dutch: “Gardon (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Gardon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جاردون”
- Esperanto: “Gard”
- Esperanto: “Gardon”
- Finnish: “Gardon”
- French: “Gard”
- French: “Gardon”
- German: “Gardon d’Anduze”
- German: “Gardon”
- Greek: “Γκαρ”
- Hebrew: “גארדו”
- Hungarian: “Gardon”
- Irish: “Gardon”
- Italian: “Gardon”
- Japanese: “ガール川”
- Japanese: “ガルドン川”
- Low German: “Gard”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gardon”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gardon”
- Norwegian: “Gardon”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Gard”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Gardon”
- Ossetian: “Гардон”
- Persian: “گاردون (رود)”
- Persian: “گاردون”
- Polish: “Gard”
- Portuguese: “Gardon”
- Portuguese: “Rio Gardon”
- Romanian: “Gardon”
- Romanian: “Râul Gardon”
- Russian: “Гар”
- Russian: “Гард”
- Russian: “Гардон”
- Serbian: “Гардон”
- Sicilian: “Gardon”
- Slovenian: “Gardon”
- Spanish: “Gard”
- Spanish: “Gardon”
- Spanish: “rio Gard”
- Spanish: “río Gard”
- Spanish: “rio Gardon”
- Spanish: “río Gardon”
- Spanish: “Río Gardon”
- Ukrainian: “Гардон”
- Venetian: “Fiume Gardon”
- Welsh: “Afon Gard”
- Welsh: “Afon Gardon”
- “गार्डन नदी”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Cauvel and Le Tour.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Réservoir de Fontmort and Le Plan de Fontmort.
Occitanie: Must-Visit Destinations
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