What is Nîmes?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Nimes |commune status = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = Nîmes,_Centre_ville.jpg |caption = |image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Nîmes_(Gard).svg |coordinates = {{coord|43.5016|4.2139|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Nimes |canton = |INSEE = 30189 |postal code = 30000 |mayor = Jean-Paul Fournier |term = 2014-2020 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole]] |elevation m = 39 |elevation min m = 21 |elevation max m = 215 |area km2 = 164.2 |population = 146709 |population date = 2012 }} '''Nîmes''' is a [[commune]]. It is the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the [[Gard]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Occitanie]] [[Regions of France|region]]. Nîmes dates back to [[Ancient Rome]]. == History == Nîmes was an important Roman town. Many sites have been discovered, including: * The ''temple of Diane'' * The ''Maison Carrée'' * The ''Nîmes [[amphitheatre]]'', the best-preserved in France. The town was supplied with water by the [[Pont du Gard]]. ==Sister cities== Nîmes is twinned with: * {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Preston]], United Kingdom, since 1955. * {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Verona]], Italy, since 1960. * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Braunschweig]], Germany, since 1962. * {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Prague]], Czech Republic, since 1967. * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Frankfurt an der Oder]], Germany, since 1976. * {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Salamanca]], Spain, since 1979. * {{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Rishon LeZion]], Israel, since 1986. * {{Flagicon|Morocco}} [[Meknes]], Morocco, since 2005. <gallery> Image:Pont Du Gard From River.JPG|Pont du Gard Image:France-002364 - Square House (15867600545).jpg|Maison Carrée Image:Temple de Diane Nîmes.JPG|Temple of Diane Image:Aren