Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort Sent Ipolit (Occitan) | |
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 The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | |
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 Location of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | |
  Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort  Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | |
| Coordinates:43°58′00″N3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°E /43.9667; 3.8567 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Le Vigan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bruno Olivieri[1] |
Area 1 | 29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,739 |
| • Density | 127.3/km2 (329.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30263 /30170 |
| Elevation | 135–547 m (443–1,795 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (French:[sɛ̃t‿ipɔlitdyfɔʁ];Occitan:Sent Ipolit;lit. 'Saint Hippolytus [of the Fort]') is acommune in theGarddepartment,Occitania, southernFrance. The town has a silk museum[3] and barracks.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,547 | — |
| 1975 | 3,461 | −0.35% |
| 1982 | 3,400 | −0.25% |
| 1990 | 3,515 | +0.42% |
| 1999 | 3,391 | −0.40% |
| 2007 | 3,732 | +1.20% |
| 2012 | 3,857 | +0.66% |
| 2017 | 3,939 | +0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
A book titledDivided Loyalties described life in the commune and the area during theSecond World War as experienced byJanet Teissier du Cros and family.[6]
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