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Poulx (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Between the years of 1943 and 1945, it served as a secret meeting place for French resistance fighters.

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Poulx is a commune in France, situated within the Gard department and the arrondissement of Nîmes. It lies in the Occitanie region and shares borders with Cabrières, Marguerittes, Nîmes, and Sainte-Anastasie. The official name of the municipality is Poulx, and it is associated with the canton of Marguerittes.

The commune has an area of 11.9 and an elevation above sea level of 213. Its population is recorded as 4348, comprising 1962 males and 1971 females. The postal code for the area is 30320. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 18.33, humidity of 72, pressure of 1027, and wind speed of 1.54.

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Place details

Locality
Poulx
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
3,950
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.INSEE
30206
French commune.name
Poulx
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Poulx France languedoc.JPG
French commune.caption
The church in Poulx
French commune.arrondissement
Nîmes
French commune.canton
Marguerittes
French commune.postal code
30320
French commune.mayor
Sylvie Compeyron
French commune.term
2024–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Nîmes Métropole
French commune.elevation m
200
French commune.elevation min m
34
French commune.elevation max m
213
French commune.area km2
14.8

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Poulx
Country
France
Population
4265
Area
11.9
Elevation
185
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Collias
Official website
poulx.fr
Image
Poulx France languedoc.JPG
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Commons category
Poulx
postal code
30320
associated electoral district
canton of Marguerittes
male population
1962
female population
1971
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-66-75-25-16
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • World War II
  • Post-war referendum
  • Population
  • See also
  • References

Poulx (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Between the years of 1943 and 1945, it served as a secret meeting place for French resistance fighters.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poulx” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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