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 (2022)[2] | 914 |
| • Density | 22.1/km2 (57.3/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. In 2019, Pompignan had a population of 957.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 522 | — |
| 1968 | 619 | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 582 | −6.0% |
| 1982 | 576 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 611 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 651 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 799 | +22.7% |
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[3]
- 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 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "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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