in 1701 and died in Roquemaure in 1767. Louis Pierre de Cubières, a French naturalist, was born in Roquemaure in 1747 and died in 1821. Michel de Cubières, a French writer and brother of Louis Pierre, was born in Roquemaure in 1752 and died in Paris in 1820. Placide Cappeau, (1808-1877) a French writer, was born and died in Roquemaure. He wrote Minuit, chrétiens (O Holy Night) (1847), which was set to music by Adolphe Adam. He also wrote a historic poem, Le Château de Roquemaure. See also :fr:Orgue Jullien de la collégiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Roquemaure: French Wikipedia article on the 17th-century church organ. Communes of the Gard department Notes References Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . (Text only accessible within the US) . . . Reprinted as a booklet: . . . . . . . . A survey of the archaeological finds in the commune of Roquemaure up to 1999. . . . . Further reading . Bassin du Rhône starts at page 185. . . . . External links Town council website (in French) Tourist office website Webpage about Roquemaure Communes of Gard Populated places on the Rhône Populated riverside places in France