Théziers

Commune in Occitania, France

(2021–2026) Murielle Garcia-Favand^[1]Area11.34 km² (4.38 sq mi)Population1,053 • Density93/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation10–129 m (33–423 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Théziers (French pronunciation: [tezje]; Occitan: Tesiers) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

History

Théziers was founded in the 6th century BC by Greek colonists, who, after they had founded the coastal town of Marseille (Greek: Μασσαλία), advanced inland to found smaller colonies in the periphery. The ancient name of the town was Tedusia (Greek: Θεδουσία), under which the town was known during the Roman times. It was a fortified settlement situated on a hill, which was captured by the Celts during their invasions in the 2nd century BC. Gradually the Romans occupied the Gaul and expelled the Celts, while the settlement evolved as a Gallo-Roman village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	640	—
1968	678	+5.9%
1975	659	−2.8%
1982	674	+2.3%
1990	844	+25.2%
1999	883	+4.6%
2008	1,016	+15.1%

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References