Aramon, Gard
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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 | Occitanie |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Beaucaire |
Intercommunality | Pont du Gard |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Rosier |
Area 1 | 31.16 km2 (12.03 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,224 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Aramon (French pronunciation: [aʁamɔ̃]; Occitan: Aramon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near of Avignon.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,454 | — |
1968 | 1,826 | +25.6% |
1975 | 1,951 | +6.8% |
1982 | 3,027 | +55.2% |
1990 | 3,344 | +10.5% |
1999 | 3,773 | +12.8% |
2008 | 3,808 | +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[]
- Communes of the Gard department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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