ancient ruins
Arena of Nimes
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world, still hosting events nearly 2,000 years after its construction.
7 km · about 10 min drive
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Bouillargues
Occitanie, France · Europe
About Bouillargues
Bouillargues works well as a base: 5 minutes from Garons, 32km from Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue.
Bouillargues is in Occitanie, France, with about 5,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Garons, about 4 km away.
Bouillargues (French pronunciation: [bujaʁg]; Occitan: Bolhargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It includes the hamlets of Garons, Caissargues and Rodilhan. It is situated to the southeast and close to the city of Nimes and in 2023 it had just over 6,000 residents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bouillargues?
Within an hour or so of Bouillargues: Arena of Nimes (7 km), Circuit de Ledenon (15 km), Pont du Gard (18 km), Les Baux-de-Provence (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Bouillargues?
The nearest famous roads are Gorges de la Nesque Road, Route des Crêtes (Cassis) and Millau Viaduct (A75).
Where is Bouillargues?
Bouillargues is in Occitanie, France, about 4 km from Garons.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,714
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitanie
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.8001, 4.4275
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Bouillargues
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Circuit de Ledenon
Twisting, roller-coaster circuit in the sun-baked hills near Nimes, famed as France's most technical track; a favourite of motorcyclists and track-day drivers, and one of few French circuits run anti-clockwise.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Pont du Gard
Remarkably preserved three-tiered Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD in southern France.
18 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Les Baux-de-Provence
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Carrières des Lumières
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Aigues-Mortes
A perfectly rectangular walled medieval port town rising from the Camargue salt marshes and pink lagoons.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue
A wild wetland delta of pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls between the arms of the Rhône.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Bouillargues
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 35 kmPont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 71 kmPont du Diable (Hérault)A 11th-century 'devil's bridge' arching over the Hérault above emerald swimming pools in a sun-baked gorge.
- 75 kmGorges de la Nesque RoadA serene Provençal balcony drive (D942) winding above a 400 m-deep limestone canyon near Mont Ventoux, with the Belvédère de Castellaras as its showpiece viewpoint.
- 77 kmMont AigoualThe highest summit of the Cévennes at 1,565 m, crowned by a weather observatory with vast horizons.
- 80 kmMont Ventoux Summit ViewpointThe 'Beast of Provence' at 1,912 metres, a barren lunar summit offering views from the Alps to the Mediterranean on clear days.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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