| Gallargues-le-Montueux | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason officiel gallargues-le-montueux 2000x2012px.png |
| Arrondissement: | Nîmes |
| Canton: | Aigues-Mortes |
| Insee: | 30123 |
| Postal Code: | 30660 |
| Mayor: | Freddy Cerda[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle |
| Coordinates: | 43.7219°N 4.1736°W |
| Elevation M: | 50 |
| Elevation Min M: | 8 |
| Elevation Max M: | 65 |
| Area Km2: | 10.89 |
Gallargues-le-Montueux (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Galargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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.
The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[2] On 28 June 2019, during the June 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 45.9C 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 46C in nearby Verargues.[3]
There is a public preschool/nursery (école maternelle) as well as the public École Élémentaire la Maurelle.[4]
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.[5]