Saint-Pons-la-Calm

Saint-Pons-la-Calm

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Saint-Pons-la-Calm

Coordinates: 44°06′11″N 4°33′25″E / 44.103°N 4.557°ECoordinates: 44°06′11″N 4°33′25″E / 44.103°N 4.557°E
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Intercommunality Val de Tave
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Baume
Area1 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 412
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 30292 / 30330
Elevation 82–282 m (269–925 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Saint-Pons-la-Calm is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

It is located near Bagnols-sur-Cèze, the third-largest city of Gard, a few minutes away from the Pont du Gard, from Uzès, Nîmes, Avignon, Alès, and the Cévennes. Saint-Pons benefits from being at the crossroads of the valleys of the Tave, the Cèze and the Rhône.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962328    
1968330+0.6%
1975327−0.9%
1982375+14.7%
1990391+4.3%
1999410+4.9%
2008412+0.5%

See also

References

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