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| Coat of arms of the Gard department | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 30 |
| Region: | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Prefecture: | Nîmes |
| Subprefectures: | Alès Le Vigan |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 46 |
| Communes: | 353 |
| President of the General Council: | Damien Alary |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 34th |
| -1999 | 623,125 |
| Population density: | 106/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5853 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Gard (Occitan: Gard) is a department located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is named after the river Gardon (or Gard).
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History
The Gard area was settled by the Romans in classical times. It was crossed by the Via Domitia, which was constructed in 118 BC. Gard is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the ancient province of Languedoc.
Geography
Gard is part of the region of Languedoc-Roussillon and is surrounded by the department of Hérault, Lozère, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse, and Ardèche. The highest point in the department is the Mont Aigoual. Serious flooding has occurred in the department in recent years.
Tourism
Gard contains a part of the Cévennes National Park. There are important Roman architectural remains in Nîmes, as well as the Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct.
See also
- Cantons of the Gard department
- Communes of the Gard department
- Arrondissements of the Gard department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Welcome to the Gard
- (English) Welcome to the Gard
- (English and French) Regordane Info - The independent portal for The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail. The Regordane Way crosses The Gard from north to south
- Map of the department
