Les Salles-du-Gardon

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Georges Brioudes^[1]Area21.09 km² (8.14 sq mi)Population2,455 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation145–723 m (476–2,372 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Salles-du-Gardon (French pronunciation: [le sal dy ɡaʁdɔ̃]; Occitan: Las Salas de Gardon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1831 1,188 —     1846 1,041 −0.88% 1872 1,035 −0.02% 1901 1,523 +1.34% 1926 1,831 +0.74% 1946 2,494 +1.56% 1962 5,357 +4.89% 1968 4,548 −2.69%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 3,904 −2.16% 1982 3,534 −1.41% 1990 3,063 −1.77% 1999 2,571 −1.93% 2007 2,585 +0.07% 2012 2,547 −0.30% 2017 2,600 +0.41%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Notable people

• David Giraudo (born 1970), footballer

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References