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Nîmes Cathedral

Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 4°21′38″E / 43.83833°N 4.36056°E / 43.83833; 4.36056
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Nîmes Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes
Nîmes Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceBishops of Nîmes (–Uzès and Alès)
RegionGard
RiteRoman
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusActive
Location
LocationNîmes, France
Geographic coordinates43°50′18″N 4°21′38″E / 43.83833°N 4.36056°E / 43.83833; 4.36056
Architecture
Typechurch
StyleRomanesque, Gothic

Nîmes Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes) is a Roman Catholic church in Nîmes, France. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the local Saint Castor of Apt.

The cathedral was the seat of the Bishops of Nîmes until 1877, when the name of the diocese was changed. It is still the seat of their successors the Bishops of Nîmes (–Uzès and Alès).

The cathedral is believed to stand on the site of the former temple of Augustus. It is partly Romanesque and partly Gothic in style.

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