Générac, Gard

Générac is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Tenor Eustase Thomas-Salignac (1867–1943) was born in Générac.

Générac
Commune
Cooperative winery
Location of Générac
Générac Générac
Coordinates: 43°43′45″N 4°20′58″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Saint-Gilles
Intercommunality	CA Nîmes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Frédéric Touzellier
Area ^1	24.26 km^2 (9.37 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,118
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30128 /30510
Elevation	29–144 m (95–472 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,100 —     1800 1,183 +7.5% 1806 1,416 +19.7% 1821 1,740 +22.9% 1831 1,883 +8.2% 1836 1,904 +1.1% 1841 1,988 +4.4% 1846 1,930 −2.9% 1851 1,940 +0.5% 1856 2,084 +7.4% 1861 2,159 +3.6% 1866 2,287 +5.9% 1872 2,260 −1.2% 1876 2,207 −2.3% 1881 1,814 −17.8% 1886 1,848 +1.9% 1891 1,983 +7.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,945 −1.9% 1901 2,080 +6.9% 1906 2,112 +1.5% 1911 2,034 −3.7% 1921 1,886 −7.3% 1926 1,785 −5.4% 1931 2,030 +13.7% 1936 1,855 −8.6% 1946 1,630 −12.1% 1954 1,667 +2.3% 1962 1,650 −1.0% 1968 1,682 +1.9% 1975 1,764 +4.9% 1982 2,113 +19.8% 1990 2,925 +38.4% 1999 3,223 +10.2% 2008 3,805 +18.1%

See also

• Communes of the Gard department
• Costières de Nîmes AOC

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.