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Bellegarde, Gard

Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 4°30′55″E / 43.7544°N 4.5153°E / 43.7544; 4.5153
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Bellegarde
A general view of Bellegarde
A general view of Bellegarde
Coat of arms of Bellegarde
Location of Bellegarde
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Bellegarde is located in France
Bellegarde
Bellegarde
Bellegarde is located in Occitanie
Bellegarde
Bellegarde
Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 4°30′55″E / 43.7544°N 4.5153°E / 43.7544; 4.5153
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonBeaucaire
IntercommunalityBeaucaire-Terre d'Argence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Juan Martinez[1]
Area
1
44.96 km2 (17.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,740
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30034 /30127
Elevation1–102 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 (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd] ; Provençal: Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

The village was the birthplace of Batisto Bonnet (1844–1925), a noted writer in the Provençal dialect.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Petit, Marcel, Vido d'enfant - Batisto Bonnet. (in French), retrieved 5 October 2017
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE