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Location of Aramon | |
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Coordinates: 43°53′31″N 4°40′54″E / 43.8919°N 4.6816°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Beaucaire |
Intercommunality | Pont du Gard |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Pascale Prat[1] |
Area 1 | 31.16 km2 (12.03 sq mi) |
Population | 4,127 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30012 /30390 |
Elevation | 7–155 m (23–509 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aramon (French pronunciation: [aʁamɔ̃]; Occitan: Aramon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near Avignon.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,826 | — |
1975 | 1,951 | +0.95% |
1982 | 3,027 | +6.48% |
1990 | 3,344 | +1.25% |
1999 | 3,773 | +1.35% |
2007 | 3,840 | +0.22% |
2012 | 3,920 | +0.41% |
2017 | 4,238 | +1.57% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.
Economy
At Aramon, there is a thermal power station consisting of 2 units a 700 MW. The chimney of the facility is 252 metres high, the highest in Europe.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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