Bellegarde, Gard
Bellegarde (Occitan: Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Gard départment in southern France.
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A general view of Bellegarde | |
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Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 4°30′55″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Beaucaire |
Intercommunality | Beaucaire-Terre d'Argence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Juan Antoine Martinez |
Area 1 | 44.96 km2 (17.36 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,129 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30034 /30127 |
Elevation | 1–102 m (3.3–334.6 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The village was the birthplace of Batisto Bonnet (1844–1925), a noted writer in the Provençal dialect.[2]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 2,484 | — |
1968 | 3,052 | +22.9% |
1975 | 3,163 | +3.6% |
1982 | 3,924 | +24.1% |
1990 | 4,508 | +14.9% |
1999 | 4,913 | +9.0% |
2008 | 6,183 | +25.8% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Petit, Marcel, Vido d'enfant - Batisto Bonnet. (in French), retrieved 2017-10-05
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