Bellegarde, Gard

Bellegarde
A general view of Bellegarde
A general view of Bellegarde
Coat of arms of Bellegarde
Location of Bellegarde
Bellegarde is located in France
Bellegarde
Bellegarde
Location within France
Bellegarde is located in Occitanie
Bellegarde
Bellegarde
Location within Occitanie
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
 (2023)[2]
8,035
 • Density178.7/km2 (462.9/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

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%
2023 8,035+2.01%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Petit, Marcel, Vido d'enfant - Batisto Bonnet. (in French), retrieved 5 October 2017
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE