Bellegarde | |
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) A general view of Bellegarde | |
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Location of Bellegarde  | |
)  Bellegarde ) Bellegarde | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 4°30′55″E / 43.7544°N 4.5153°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 (Jan. 2017)[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. | |
Bellegarde (Occitan: Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Gard départment in southern France.
The village was the birthplace of Batisto Bonnet (1844–1925), a noted writer in the Provençal dialect.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Petit, Marcel, Vido d'enfant - Batisto Bonnet. (in French), retrieved 2017-10-05