Gard

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.

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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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Settlement.name: Gard
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_caption: From top down, left to right: Pont du Gard, prefecture building in Nîmes, Cévennes and Arena of Nîmes
Settlement.image_flag: Drapeau non-officiel fr département Gard.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Gard.svg
Settlement.image_map: Gard-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Gard in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Occitanie
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Nîmes
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: AlèsLe Vigan
Settlement.leader_party: PS

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gard
Population: 770940
Area: 5853
Official website: www.gard.fr
Image: Nîmes - Avenue Feuchères - Préfecture 1.jpg

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Commons category: Gard
inception: 1790-03-04
annual number of weddings: 2855
social media followers: 16750
number of viewers/listeners: 305508

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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.