- Located about ten kilometers south of Nimes, Générac is a town halfway between Nimes and Saint-Gilles and Vauvert, in the heart of the wine region Costières. A true garden of the Camargue region, the town is a proud representative of the local tradition: the "bullfinch".
- History:
- Générac is originally a Gallo-Roman villa. Favored by its proximity to the Domitian and Nimes, it is immediately named "Generacium" in honor of its founder Generius and became a hamlet of mud huts in the early fifth century AD.
- In the Middle Ages, the village serves as a tollbooth and privileged observation belonging to the Counts of Toulouse until 1213, the Templars of 1248 to 1312 and finally Guilhaume Nogaret from Philip the Fair for allowing the arrest of the Pope. On the death of the latter, Générac returns to Abbey Franquevaux then to the abbey of Saint-Gilles under the command of the Order of Malta.
- With the Revolution, the castle Générac becomes a "national asset".
- In 1791 the castle and its grounds are shared by many prizes and sold to farmers. From that time, the castle was occupied by several families. At present, it is the municipality that owns it.