Targon

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Frédéric Maulun^[1]Area25.88 km² (9.99 sq mi)Population2,044 • Density79/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation37–118 m (121–387 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Targon (French pronunciation: [taʁɡɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,132	—
1975	1,195	+0.78%
1982	1,435	+2.65%
1990	1,609	+1.44%
1999	1,685	+0.51%
2007	1,888	+1.43%
2012	1,885	−0.03%
2017	2,077	+1.96%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights and monuments

• Église Saint-Romain de Targon, 12th century Romanesque church, listed as a monument historique since 1925.^[4]
• Église de Montarouch, 13th century Romanesque church, once the property of the Knights Hospitaller, now in ruins, listed as a monument historique since 1925.^[5]

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  Saint-Romain church, south west view (June 2013)
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  South façade and doorway to the church (June 2013)
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  Doorway (June 2013)
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  Turret and gargoyle in north east (June 2013)
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  Ruins of Montarouch church, south view (June 2013)
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  Montarouch church, east view (June 2013)
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  Monument to the dead in front of Saint-Romain church (June 2013)

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References