from being included on the signs entering the village. Population Sights Dominated by a castle from the Renaissance and Baroque period the medieval town is situated on a ridge and offers from some places a view over the vineyards and hills of the area up to the river Vidourle. Nearby are the excavations of the Gallo-Roman oppidum Ambrussum with a single arch of a Roman bridge over the river Vidourle which was painted by the French painter Gustave Courbet when he hiked at that time the Languedoc. Courbet's former route can today be hiked on the official trail Route Courbet. Cave Aubaï Mema is home to the village's organic wines and doubles as a restaurant as well as a venue for private events and tango nights. People René Grousset was born in Aubais on September 5, 1885, in Aubais and died on September 12, 1952, in Paris. He was a historian, curator of both the Cernuschi- and Guimet-Museums in Paris, and a member of the prestigious Académie française (French Academy). The painter Claude Viallat was born in Nîmes in 1936 and grew up in Aubais. Today Major efforts have been made in equipment or social associations. The comprehensive Socio-Educational Center of the village includes a theatre and many rooms for judo, binding, dance and further cultural activities. Major rehabilitation operations were carried out recently by efforts of "Building Insertion" on buildings or sites aubaisiens, including the Old Mill Quarry, Halls vaulted Castle, and more recently Chapel St. Nazaire. Searches of the immediate area have helped to update the foundations and the remains of a cemetery of the eleventh century. See also Communes of the Gard department References External links Route Courbet Pont romain d'Ambrussum Pont romain d'Ambrussum painted by Gustave Courbet Lulu Le Prêt (citizen of Aubais) reports about the town's social life and its restaurants Communes of Gard