Gard
Gard (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁ] ⓘ) is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019; its prefecture is Nîmes.
Gard | |
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From top down, left to right: Pont du Gard, prefecture building in Nîmes, Cévennes and Arena of Nîmes | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Gard in France | |
| Coordinates: 44°7′41″N 4°4′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Prefecture | Nîmes |
| Subprefectures | Alès Le Vigan |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Françoise Laurent-Perrigot (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,853 km2 (2,260 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 756,543 |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 30 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 351 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
The department is named after the river Gardon. In recent decades of the 21st century, local administration and French speakers have returned to the original Occitan name of the river, Gard (Occitan pronunciation: [gaɾ]). It is part of a revival of Occitan culture.
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