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Bagnols-sur-Cèze
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Bagnols-sur-Cèze |
| Intercommunality | Rhône Cèze Languedoc |
| Mayor | Jean-Christian Rey (2010–2014) |
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| Elevation | 30–268 m (98–879 ft) (avg. 47 m/154 ft) |
| Land area1 | 31.37 km2 (12.11 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 18,506 (2008) |
| - Density | 590 /km2 (1,500 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30028/ 30200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon région in southern France.
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A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the Latin balnearius meaning baths) before the main part was built in the 13th century around a central arcaded square that is still preserved today. At the same period, the regional market was installed here, undoubtedly contributing to its expansion.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 4800 | 4888 | 4994 | 4921 | 4902 | 4847 | 4090 | 4827 | 4780 | 4870 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 5050 | 5184 | 4876 | 4930 | 4666 | 4458 | 4454 | 4500 | 4461 | 4582 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| Population | 4445 | 3918 | 4450 | 4481 | 4669 | 5211 | 5546 | 12,905 | 16,468 |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 17,534 | 17,602 | 17,872 | 18,103 | 18,506 |
Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear center was created in 1956.
The old center of Bagnols-sur-Cèze retains its historic feel, with small streets and largely preservered architecture. Several facades are remarkable. The towns contains a notable museum of contemporary art, the Musée Albert-André, founded in 1868 as well as an archaeological museum with a collection of artifacts found mainly in nearby Roman sites.
The commune is twinned with: