Gallargues-le-Montueux is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Gallargues-le-Montueux is situated near the river Vidourle, 6 km northeast of Lunel and 20 km southwest of Nîmes. Gallargues station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.

Climate

The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa). On 28 June 2019, during the June 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 45.9 C was recorded in Gallargues-le-Montueux. It was initially reported as the highest temperature in French meteorological history, but a subsequent review of measurements by Météo-France determined that the temperature reached 46.0 C in nearby Verargues.

Population

Education

There is a public preschool/nursery (école maternelle) as well as the public École Élémentaire la Maurelle. The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aigues-Vives and Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. it has about 600 students.