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Arrondissement of Nîmes
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Nîmes in Gard
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gard |
| Communes | 177 |
| Subprefecture | Nîmes |
| INSEE code | 302 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,132.8 km2 (1,209.6 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 547,598 |
| • Density | 174.7951/km2 (452.717/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Nîmes is an arrondissement of France, in the Gard department, Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Nîmes.
History
When the Gard department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Nîmes was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Nîmes is the most eastern of the arrondissements of the Gard department. It is bordered to the north by the Ardèche department, to the northeast by the Vaucluse department, to the east by the Bouches-du-Rhône department, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by the Hérault department and to the west by the Le Vigan and the Alès arrondissements.
The arrondissement of Nîmes is the largest arrondissement of the department, both in area, 3,132.8 km2 (1,209.6 sq mi), and population (547,598 inhabitants).
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
There are 18 cantons in the arrondissement of Nîmes. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondiissements:
| INSEE Code |
Canton | Arrondissements | Total | ||
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| Alès | Nîmes | Le Vigan | |||
| 3001 | Aigues-Mortes | 7 | 7 | ||
| 3003 | Alès-2 | 10 + part of Alès | 4 | 14 + part of Alès | |
| 3005 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 11 | 11 | ||
| 3006 | Beaucaire | 7 | 7 | ||
| 3007 | Calvisson | 27 | 1 | 28 | |
| 3009 | Marguerittes | 7 | 7 | ||
| 3010 | Nîmes-1 | part of Nîmes | part of Nîmes | ||
| 3011 | Nîmes-2 | part of Nîmes | part of Nîmes | ||
| 3012 | Nîmes-3 | part of Nîmes | part of Nîmes | ||
| 3013 | Nîmes-4 | part of Nîmes | part of Nîmes | ||
| 3014 | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 24 | 24 | ||
| 3015 | Quissac | 17 | 3 | 24 | 44 |
| 3016 | Redessan | 21 | 21 | ||
| 3017 | Roquemaure | 11 | 11 | ||
| 3019 | Saint-Gilles | 8 | 8 | ||
| 3020 | Uzès | 31 | 31 | ||
| 3021 | Vauvert | 10 | 10 | ||
| 3023 | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 5 | 5 | ||
| Total | 177 | ||||
Communes
The arrondissement of Nîmes has 177 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
- Aigaliers (30001)
- Aigues-Mortes (30003)
- Aigues-Vives (30004)
- Aiguèze (30005)
- Aimargues (30006)
- Les Angles (30011)
- Aramon (30012)
- Argilliers (30013)
- Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac (30014)
- Aspères (30018)
- Aubais (30019)
- Aubord (30020)
- Aubussargues (30021)
- Aujargues (30023)
- Bagnols-sur-Cèze (30028)
- Baron (30030)
- Beaucaire (30032)
- Beauvoisin (30033)
- Bellegarde (30034)
- Belvézet (30035)
- Bernis (30036)
- Bezouce (30039)
- Blauzac (30041)
- Boissières (30043)
- Bouillargues (30047)
- Bourdic (30049)
- Cabrières (30057)
- Le Cailar (30059)
- Caissargues (30060)
- Calvisson (30062)
- Carsan (30070)
- Castillon-du-Gard (30073)
- Caveirac (30075)
- Cavillargues (30076)
- Chusclan (30081)
- Clarensac (30082)
- Codognan (30083)
- Codolet (30084)
- Collias (30085)
- Collorgues (30086)
- Combas (30088)
- Comps (30089)
- Congénies (30091)
- Connaux (30092)
- Cornillon (30096)
- Crespian (30098)
- Dions (30102)
- Domazan (30103)
- Estézargues (30107)
- Flaux (30110)
- Foissac (30111)
- Fons (30112)
- Fons-sur-Lussan (30113)
- Fontanès (30114)
- Fontarèches (30115)
- Fournès (30116)
- Fourques (30117)
- Gajan (30122)
- Gallargues-le-Montueux (30123)
- Le Garn (30124)
- Garons (30125)
- Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie (30126)
- Gaujac (30127)
- Goudargues (30131)
- Le Grau-du-Roi (30133)
- Générac (30128)
- Issirac (30134)
- Jonquières-Saint-Vincent (30135)
- Junas (30136)
- La Bastide-d'Engras (30031)
- La Bruguière (30056)
- La Calmette (30061)
- La Capelle-et-Masmolène (30067)
- La Roque-sur-Cèze (30222)
- La Rouvière (30224)
- Langlade (30138)
- Laudun-l'Ardoise (30141)
- Laval-Saint-Roman (30143)
- Lecques (30144)
- Lirac (30149)
- Lussan (30151)
- Lédenon (30145)
- Manduel (30155)
- Marguerittes (30156)
- Meynes (30166)
- Milhaud, Gard (30169)
- Montagnac (30354)
- Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers (30174)
- Montclus (30175)
- Montfaucon (30178)
- Montfrin (30179)
- Montignargues (30180)
- Montmirat (30181)
- Montpezat (30182)
- Moulézan (30183)
- Moussac (30184)
- Mus (30185)
- Nages-et-Solorgues (30186)
- Nîmes (30189)
- Orsan (30191)
- Parignargues (30193)
- Le Pin (30196)
- Pont-Saint-Esprit (30202)
- Pougnadoresse (30205)
- Poulx (30206)
- Pouzilhac (30207)
- Pujaut (30209)
- Redessan (30211)
- Remoulins (30212)
- Rochefort-du-Gard (30217)
- Rodilhan (30356)
- Roquemaure (30221)
- Sabran (30225)
- Saint-Alexandre (30226)
- Saint-André-d'Olérargues (30232)
- Saint-André-de-Roquepertuis (30230)
- Saint-Bauzély (30233)
- Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard (30235)
- Saint-Chaptes (30241)
- Saint-Christol-de-Rodières (30242)
- Saint-Clément (30244)
- Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols (30245)
- Saint-Dionizy (30249)
- Saint-Dézéry (30248)
- Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas (30254)
- Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès (30255)
- Saint-Gervais (30256)
- Saint-Gervasy (30257)
- Saint-Gilles (30258)
- Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan (30260)
- Saint-Hippolyte-de-Montaigu (30262)
- Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas (30273)
- Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze (30276)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols (30277)
- Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (30278)
- Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède (30279)
- Saint-Mamert-du-Gard (30281)
- Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret (30282)
- Saint-Maximin (30286)
- Saint-Michel-d'Euzet (30287)
- Saint-Nazaire (30288)
- Saint-Paul-les-Fonts (30355)
- Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson (30290)
- Saint-Pons-la-Calm (30292)
- Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (30295)
- Saint-Siffret (30299)
- Saint-Victor-des-Oules (30301)
- Saint-Victor-la-Coste (30302)
- Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts (30251)
- Sainte-Anastasie (30228)
- Salazac (30304)
- Salinelles (30306)
- Sanilhac-Sagriès (30308)
- Sauveterre (30312)
- Sauzet (30313)
- Saze (30315)
- Sernhac (30317)
- Serviers-et-Labaume (30319)
- Sommières (30321)
- Souvignargues (30324)
- Tavel (30326)
- Théziers (30328)
- Tresques (30331)
- Uchaud (30333)
- Uzès (30334)
- Vallabrix (30337)
- Vallabrègues (30336)
- Valliguières (30340)
- Vallérargues (30338)
- Vauvert (30341)
- Verfeuil (30343)
- Vergèze (30344)
- Vers-Pont-du-Gard (30346)
- Vestric-et-Candiac (30347)
- Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (30351)
- Villevieille (30352)
- Vénéjan (30342)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 30189 | Nîmes | 151,075 | Nîmes-1, Nîmes-2, Nîmes-3, Nîmes-4 and Saint-Gilles |
Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole |
| 30028 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 18,172 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | Le Gard Rhodanien |
| 30032 | Beaucaire | 15,859 | Beaucaire | Beaucaire Terre d'Argence |
| 30258 | Saint-Gilles | 13,326 | Saint-Gilles | Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole |
| 30351 | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 11,716 | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Avignon |
| 30341 | Vauvert | 11,353 | Vauvert | Petite Camargue |
| 30202 | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 10,155 | Pont-Saint-Esprit | Le Gard Rhodanien |
| 30156 | Marguerittes | 8,577 | Marguerittes | Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole |
| 30334 | Uzès | 8,569 | Uzès | Pays d'Uzès |
| 30011 | Les Angles | 8,443 | Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Avignon |
| 30003 | Aigues-Mortes | 8,417 | Aigues-Mortes | Terre de Camargue |
| 30133 | Le Grau-du-Roi | 8,372 | Aigues-Mortes | Terre de Camargue |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Nîmes para niños
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