- Saint-Gervasy is a town situated in the foothills of scrubland, just 10 km from Nimes.
- History:
- Probably occupied since the Antiquity, the territory saw the birth Saint-Gervasy first agglomeration in the middle of the fifth century AD. The population is concentrated then around a first church consecrated in 407 by St. Felix, first bishop of Nîmes. The church is dedicated to the martyr St. Gervais and St. Protais his brother.
- In carturlaire of Notre-Dame-de-Nîmes dated 1156, the village of Saint-Gervasy is mentioned under the name of "Villa Sancti Gervasi."
- Like the other cities in the South of France, the revolt of Tucchins Saint-Gervasy key in 1382. Much of the population was massacred, many houses were burned and the church is vandalized.
- During the Wars of Religion, the village saw years of conflict. Saint-Gervasy turn passes round the hands of Protestants and Catholics. The church is left in ruins by the action of Calvinist attacks. In 1620, Antoine Laffitte priest is murdered during a Protestant offensive.
- Less than a century later, a shepherd named Bartholomew Roubiau, from Ventabren, erected a cross at the top of the hill Pechicard. Supposedly the source of many healings, the cross is fast becoming a place of pilgrimage attracting sometimes come true in distant countries. In 1707, a chapel was built on the site.
- During the Revolution, the chapel was destroyed. Disinclined to follow the revolutionary tenets, the locals rebuild in 1803 and upgrading a Way of the Cross with small chapels in 1836. This route is passable again today. The top of the hill offers a beautiful view of the surrounding landscape.
