Aramon, Gard

Aramon

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Aramon

Coordinates: 43°53′31″N 4°40′54″E / 43.8919°N 4.6816°ECoordinates: 43°53′31″N 4°40′54″E / 43.8919°N 4.6816°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Aramon
Intercommunality Pont du Gard
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Pronesti
Area1 31.16 km2 (12.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,808
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 30012 / 30390
Elevation 7–155 m (23–509 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aramon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near of Avignon.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,454—    
19681,826+25.6%
19751,951+6.8%
19823,027+55.2%
19903,344+10.5%
19993,773+12.8%
20083,808+0.9%

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.

Economy

At Aramon, there is a thermal power station consisting of 2 units a 700 MW. The chimney of the facility is 252 metres high, the highest in Europe.

See also

References

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