Gard
Sign in to saveGard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 770,940 as of 2023; its prefecture is Nîmes.
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Gard is a department (administrative region) in Southern France located within the Occitanie region, with its main city being Nîmes. As of 2023, it has a population of approximately 771,000 people.
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- Gard
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- fr
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- Department of France
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- From top down, left to right: Pont du Gard, prefecture building in Nîmes, Cévennes and Arena of Nîmes
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- Drapeau non-officiel fr département Gard.svg
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- Blason département fr Gard.svg
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- Gard-Position.svg
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- Location of Gard in France
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- Country
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- France
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- Region
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- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Politics
- Departmental Council
- Members of the National Assembly
- Tourism
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Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 770,940 as of 2023; its prefecture is Nîmes.
The department is named after the river Gardon. In recent decades of the twenty-first century, local administration and French speakers have returned to the original Occitan name of the river, Gard (). It is part of a revival of Occitan culture.