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Commune in Occitanie, France Commune in Occitania, France
Bellegarde
Commune
A general view of BellegardeA general view of Bellegarde
Coat of arms of BellegardeCoat of arms
Location of Bellegarde
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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
Area44.96 km (17.36 sq mi)
Population7,929
 • Density180/km (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code30034 /30127
Elevation1–102 m (3.3–334.6 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.

Population

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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Petit, Marcel, Vido d'enfant - Batisto Bonnet. (in French), retrieved 5 October 2017
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Gard Communes of the Gard department


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