Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coat of arms of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Location of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is located in France
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is located in Occitanie
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coordinates: 43°58′00″N 3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°E / 43.9667; 3.8567
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonLe Vigan
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bruno Olivieri[1]
Area
1
29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
3,747
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30263 /30170
Elevation135–547 m (443–1,795 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ipɔlit dy fɔʁ]; Occitan: Sent Ipolit) is a commune in the Gard department, Occitania, southern France. The town has a silk museum[3] and barracks.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,547    
1975 3,461−0.35%
1982 3,400−0.25%
1990 3,515+0.42%
1999 3,391−0.40%
2007 3,732+1.20%
2012 3,857+0.66%
2017 3,939+0.42%
Source: INSEE[5]

In literature

A book titled 'Divided Loyalties' described life in the commune and the area during the Second World War as experienced by Janet Teissier du Cros and family.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "The Silk Museum | Office de Tourisme du Piémont Cévenol". www.piemont-cevenol-tourisme.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
  4. Nichol, John; Rennell, Tony (2008). Home Run: Escape from Nazi Europe. Penguin Adult. ISBN 9780141024196. OCLC 192027039.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Stafford, Jean (10 September 1964). "Living through the War". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 27 July 2018.


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