La Bruguière

La Bruguière
Commune

Coat of arms
La Bruguière
Location within Occitanie region
La Bruguière
Coordinates: 44°06′43″N 4°24′48″E / 44.1119°N 4.4133°E / 44.1119; 4.4133Coordinates: 44°06′43″N 4°24′48″E / 44.1119°N 4.4133°E / 44.1119; 4.4133
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Uzès
Intercommunality Grand Lussan
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Michel Reboulet
Area1 16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 284
 • Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 30056 /30580
Elevation 228–320 m (748–1,050 ft)
(avg. 274 m or 899 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.

La Bruguière is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Equidistant from the Cévennes and from the Mediterranean ocean, between the rivers of the Cèze and the Gardon, close to the larger cities of Avignon, Nimes and Alès, as well as Uzès, the village has been a historical center in the region for centuries. La Bruguière is essentially an agricultural village despite its small touristic interest. It has a population of 304 inhabitants.source?

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1999182—    
2008284+56.0%

Administration

PeriodIdentityParty
Elected in March 2001, reelected in 2008Michel RebouletMiscellaneous left|

Places and Monuments

  • Belfry mounted on a 12th-century Roman tower.
  • Maze of little alleys surrounding the old village.
  • 4 old stone wash-houses.

References


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