La Bruguière

La Bruguière (French pronunciation: [la bʁyɡjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Bruguièira) is a commune dating back to the Middle Ages in the Gard department in southern France.

La Bruguière
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Bruguière
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Coordinates: 44°06′43″N 4°24′48″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Uzès
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Godefroy[1]
Area 1	16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	331
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30056 /30580
Elevation	228–320 m (748–1,050 ft) (avg. 274 m or 899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Equidistant from the Cévennes and from the Mediterranean Sea, between the rivers of the Cèze and the Gardon, close to the larger cities of Avignon, Nimes and Alès, as well as Uzès, the village has been a historical center in the region for centuries. La Bruguière is essentially an agricultural village despite its small touristic interest. There is no village cafe or commerce, but there are interesting medieval era stone buildings.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	172	—
1975	158	−1.21%
1982	188	+2.51%
1990	184	−0.27%
1999	182	−0.12%
2009	291	+4.81%
2014	333	+2.73%
2020	329	−0.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

Administration

Period	Identity	Party
Elected in March 2001 until 2014	Michel Reboulet	Miscellaneous left
Elected in March 2014 until 2020	Didier Godefroy[5]	Independent politician

Places and Monuments

Roman tower on a hill in the village of La Bruguière.

• Belfry mounted on a 12th-century Roman tower.
• Maze of little alleys surrounding the old village.
• 4 medieval stone lavoirs or wash-houses.^[3]