1830) ; Under the July Monarchy : Étienne de Besson (moderate royalist, October 1830-January 1831) ; Jean-Pierre Prouzet (orleanist, January 1831-December 1832) ; Guillaume Carbonnier-Bousquet (liberal, January 1833-March 1837) ; Pierre Gautier (royalist, July–October 1837) ; Léonce Allut (orleanist, June 1838-February 1848) ; Maurice de Cray (royalist, March 1848-?) ; From 1848 to 1905 (Second and Third Republic) :to complete From 1905 to 1944 : Léon Fontanieu (socialist, March 1905-October 1907) ; Louis Barbusse (socialist, December 1907-May 1908) ; Jean Joujou (anarcho-syndicalist, May 1908-October 1910) ; Barbier, leader of the municipal commission (independent politician, November 1910-January 1911) ; Louis Pioch (socialist, 1911-?) ; Augustin Pourreau (royalist, until 1919) ; Pierre Jalabert (1919) ; Augustin Pourreau (Action Française, v. 1920-1944) ; Since Liberation : Leaders of the Comité de Libération : Jean Jourdan (Anarchist, 1944) ; René Bernard (1944) ; Louis Guiraud (independent politician, 1944) ; Roger de Lestrade, temporary mayor (1945) ; Joseph Chatellier (PCF, 1945–1963) ; Albert Fontanieu (SFIO, 1963–1977) ; René Dupont (PCF, 1977–1989) ; Jean Bruchet (Parti Socialiste, 1989–2008) ; Jean-Paul Franc (independent politician, since March 2008). Sport The commune's football team is the Stade Olympique of Aimargues (SOA). In the beginning of may a famous international tournament take place every year. The local rugby team is Aimargues Rugby Club also named the Raouba-vesso. There are in Aimargues two stadiums : Baptistin Guigue's Stadium and René Dupont's Stadium (former Bella Vista's Stadium); to equestrian centres; and the arena Léopold Dupont. Media Aimargues has its own newspaper: Aimargues le journal, created in 2008. Aimargues is also covered by the daily newspaper Midi Libre, by the local television TV SUD Camargue Cévennes et by France 3 Sud's programs. Religion There are Catholic and Protestant churches in Aimargues. The catholic parishes are parts of the deanery of Vauvert and the Diocese of Nîmes. The mass is assumed by deanery's desservants priests. The Reformed Church of France maintains the Ensemble paroissial de Aimargues. Education The public maternelle (preschool/nursery) is École Ventadour. The public primary school is École élémentaire publique Guillierme F. The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux, located in Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Aimargues and Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aigues-Vives. It opened in September 2014. it has about 600 students. There is also a private Catholic elementary school in Aimargues, École élémentaire privée Notre Dame des Gardians. Notable residents Georges de Coursule, baron de Saint-Rémy.