Congénies
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| Commune of Congénies | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 09' 39" Est |
| Latitude | 43° 46' 45" Nord |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | [[Arrondissement of Arrondissement de Nîmes|Arrondissement de Nîmes]] |
| Canton | Canton de Sommières |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières |
| Mayor | Christian Valette (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 49 m–145 m (avg. 75 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8,64 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1072 |
| - Density () | 124/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30091/ 30111 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Congénies is a village in the Vaunage, situated between Nimes and Montpellier, the Cevennes and the Camargue. A village with a strong Protestant and Quaker history. Congénies possesses the only purpose-built Quaker Meeting House in France.
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