Castillon-du-Gard

Castillon-du-Gard (French pronunciation: [kastijɔ̃ dy ɡaʁ]; Occitan: Castilhon de Gard) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Castillon-du-Gard
Commune
A general view of Castillon-du-Gard
Coat of arms
Location of Castillon-du-Gard
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Coordinates: 43°58′15″N 4°33′19″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Redessan
Intercommunality	Pont du Gard
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Muriel Dherbecourt[1]
Area 1	17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,676
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30073 /30210
Elevation	17–194 m (56–636 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	434	—
1968	468	+7.8%
1975	589	+25.9%
1982	716	+21.6%
1990	759	+6.0%
1999	943	+24.2%
2008	1,306	+38.5%
2016	1,802	+38.0%

Notable people

• Niels Kaj Jerne (1911–1994), Danish immunologist and Nobel Prize winner, died in Castillon-du-Gard

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.