Bellegarde (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd] ; Provençal: Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Bellegarde | |
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 A general view of Bellegarde | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bellegarde  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 4°30′55″E / 43.7544°N 4.5153°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Beaucaire |
| Intercommunality | Beaucaire-Terre d'Argence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Juan Martinez[1] |
| Area 1 | 44.96 km2 (17.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,740 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/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.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,052 | — |
| 1975 | 3,163 | +0.51% |
| 1982 | 3,924 | +3.13% |
| 1990 | 4,508 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 4,913 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 6,202 | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 6,500 | +0.94% |
| 2017 | 7,129 | +1.86% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
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