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Gard

Coordinates:44°7′41″N4°4′54″E / 44.12806°N 4.08167°E /44.12806; 4.08167
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Gard
Prefecture building of the Gard department, in Nîmes
Prefecture building of the Gard department, in Nîmes
Flag of Gard
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Gard in France
Location of Gard in France
Coordinates:44°7′41″N4°4′54″E / 44.12806°N 4.08167°E /44.12806; 4.08167
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureNîmes
SubprefecturesAlès,Le Vigan
Government
 • PresidentDenis Bouad
Area
 • Total5,852.8 km2 (2,259.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total736,029
 • Rank33
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
DemonymGardois
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-30
Arrondissements3
Cantons23
Communes353
Websitehttp://www.gard.fr/

Gard is aFrenchdepartment in southernFrance in theOccitanieregion and named after theGardonriver. Itsprefecture isNîmes.

History

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Gard is one of the 83 French departments made during theFrench revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was divided in 8districts: Alais, Beaucaire, Nîmes, Pont-Saint-Esprit, Saint-Hippolyte, Sommières, Uzès and Le Vigan. Thecapital was Nîmes alternating with Alais and Uzès. In 1794, Nîmes became the only capital.[4]

With the creation of thearrondissements, the 8 districts became fourarrondissements: Nîmes, Alais, Uzès and Le Vigan. In 1926, thearrondissement of Uzès was eliminated.[4]

Geography

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Gard is part of theOccitanieregion, in southern France, with an area of 5,852.8 km2 (2,260 sq mi).[2]

The department borders with 6 other departments in 3 regions:

The department has a 23 km (14 mi) longcoast along theMediterranean Sea.[5]

Places next to Gard

There are 4 natural regions in Gard:[6]

  1. TheCévennes, amountain chain that is part of theMassif Central. It is between theLozère and Gard departments.
  2. TheGarrigues, a natural region found in theHérault and Gard departments. It is formed byhills andplateaus oflimestone.
  3. TheCostières, a natural region of the Gard department found to the south ofNîmes.
  4. Thelow region formed by theplains of theRhone river and those along thecoast.

The highest point in the department isMont Aigoual, (44°7′17″N03°34′53″E / 44.12139°N 3.58139°E /44.12139; 3.58139 (Mont Aigoual)) that is 1,565 m (5,135 ft) high[7] it is in theCévennesmountains, on the border with theLozère department.

The main river of Gard is theGardon (orGard), a righttributary of the Rhone. The Rhone flows through the eastern border of the department.

Climate

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The climate of the Gard department, in the city ofNîmes, is subtropical with dry-summer,Csa (Mediterranean Climate) in theKöppen climate classification.

Theaverage temperature for the year in Nîmes, at analtitude of 60 m (200 ft), is 14.4 °C (57.9 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 23.3 °C (73.9 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6.1 °C (43.0 °F).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Nîmes is 690.9 mm (27.2 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 106.7 mm (4.2 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 25.4 mm (1.0 in).[8]

Administration

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Gard is part of the region ofOccitanie. The department is managed by theDepartamental Council of the Gard inNîmes.

Administrative divisions

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There are 3arrondissements (districts), 23cantons and 353communes (municipalities) in Gard.[9]

INSEE
code
ArrondissementCapitalPopulation[10]
(2014)
Area[11]
(km²)
Density
(Inh./km²)
Communes
301AlèsAlès151,8231,321.6114.9101
302NîmesNîmes547,5983,132.8174.8177
303Le ViganLe Vigan36,6081,398.526.275

The following is a list of the 23cantons of the Gard department (with theirINSEE codes), inFrance, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[12]

  1. Aigues-Mortes(3001)
  2. Alès-1(3002)
  3. Alès-2(3003)
  4. Alès-3(3004)
  5. Bagnols-sur-Cèze(3005)
  6. Beaucaire(3006)
  7. Calvisson(3007)
  8. La Grand-Combe(3008)
  9. Marguerittes(3009)
  10. Nîmes-1(3010)
  11. Nîmes-2(3011)
  12. Nîmes-3(3012)
  13. Nîmes-4(3013)
  14. Pont-Saint-Esprit(3014)
  15. Quissac(3015)
  16. Redessan(3016)
  17. Roquemaure(3017)
  18. Rousson(3018)
  19. Saint-Gilles(3019)
  20. Uzès(3020)
  21. Vauvert(3021)
  22. Le Vigan(3022)
  23. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon(3023)

Demographics

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The inhabitants of Gard are known, inFrench, asGardois (women:Gardoises).[13]

Gard has a population, in 2014, of 736,029,[3] for a population density of 125.8 inhabitants/km2. Thearrondissement of Nîmes, with 547,598 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Alès and Le Vigan, have respectively 151,823 and 36,608 inhabitants.[10]

The city with more people living in it is thecapital,Nîmes (151,075). The subprefectures ofAlès andLe Vigan have, respectively, 39,993 and 3,933 inhabitants.[10]

Evolution of the population in Aude

The 10 most important cities in the department are:

CityPopulation[10]
(2014)
Arrondissement
Nîmes151,075Nîmes
Alès39,993Alès
Bagnols-sur-Cèze18,172Nîmes
Beaucaire15,859Nîmes
Saint-Gilles13,326Nîmes
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon11,716Nîmes
Vauvert11,353Nîmes
Pont-Saint-Esprit10,155Nîmes
Marguerittes8,577Nîmes
Uzès8,569Nîmes

Gallery

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Related pages

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References

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  1. "Le Président".Le Gard départment (in French). Archived fromthe original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved9 January 2017.
  2. 2.02.1"Comparateur de territoire Département du Gard (30)".Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved9 January 2017.
  3. 3.03.1"Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved9 January 2017.
  4. 4.04.1"Historique du Gard".Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved9 January 2017.
  5. "Fiche d'identité".Le Gard départment (in French). Archived fromthe original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved9 January 2017.
  6. Rolley, Jean-Pierre."Géologie du département du Gard"(PDF). Retrieved10 January 2017.
  7. ;"Mont Aigoual, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved10 January 2017.
  8. "Nimes, France - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. Retrieved10 January 2017.
  9. "Département du Gard (30)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved14 March 2017.
  10. 10.010.110.210.3"Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes"(PDF).Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved10 January 2017.
  11. "Département du Gard (30) et Arrondissements".Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved10 January 2017.
  12. "Décret n° 2014-232 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Gard" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved10 January 2017.
  13. "Gard" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved10 January 2017.

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