Aubord

Aubord
Commune
A view of Aubord

Coat of arms
Aubord
Location within Occitanie region
Aubord
Coordinates: 43°45′28″N 4°18′47″E / 43.7578°N 4.3131°E / 43.7578; 4.3131Coordinates: 43°45′28″N 4°18′47″E / 43.7578°N 4.3131°E / 43.7578; 4.3131
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Vauvert
Intercommunality CC Petite Camargue
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) André Brundu
Area1 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 2,392
  Density 250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 30020 /30620
Elevation 17–64 m (56–210 ft)
(avg. 14 m or 46 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aubord is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Aubord is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Nîmes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962249    
1968292+17.3%
1975483+65.4%
1982791+63.8%
19901,607+103.2%
19991,910+18.9%
20082,416+26.5%
20152,392−1.0%

Personalities

The Franco-German geographer Christophe Neff has lived several years in Aubord. During this time he considered Aubord as his Home harbor in France.[1] In his blog he compared Aubord to the fictional village Macondo.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Fünf Jahre Paysagesblog auf Le Monde.fr".
  2. "Aubord de " Macondo "".


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