Pompignan, Gard
Pompignan
Pompinhan (Occitan) | |
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A general view of Pompignan | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Pompignan | |
Pompignan Pompignan | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′42″N 3°51′24″E / 43.895°N 3.8567°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Le Vigan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Fougairolle[1] |
Area 1 | 41.31 km2 (15.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 908 |
| • Density | 22.0/km2 (56.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30200 /30170 |
| Elevation | 153–522 m (502–1,713 ft) (avg. 193 m or 633 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pompignan (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃piɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Pompinhan) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of Southern France. It is situated on the departmental border with Hérault, 30 km (18.6 mi) north of Montpellier.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 619 | — |
| 1975 | 582 | −0.88% |
| 1982 | 576 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 611 | +0.74% |
| 1999 | 651 | +0.71% |
| 2007 | 784 | +2.35% |
| 2012 | 862 | +1.92% |
| 2017 | 957 | +2.11% |
| 2023 | 908 | −0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Jean-Jacques Lefranc, Marquis de Pompignan (1709–1784), French writer and nobleman
- Hinaupoko Deveze (born 2002), Miss France 2026
- John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), English philosopher[4]
- Dick Rivers (1945–2019), French singer and actor
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "John Mill's boyhood visit to France : Being a Journal and Notebook written by John Stuart Mill in France, 1820-21". 1960.
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