Vergèze

Vergèze
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Vergèze
Coat of arms
Location of Vergèze
Map
Vergèze is located in France
Vergèze
Vergèze
Vergèze is located in Occitanie
Vergèze
Vergèze
Coordinates: 43°44′39″N 4°13′15″E / 43.7442°N 4.2208°E / 43.7442; 4.2208
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityRhôny Vistre Vidourle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascale Fortunat-Deschamps[1]
Area
1
10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,621
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30344 /30310
Elevation10–75 m (33–246 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vergèze (French pronunciation: [vɛʁʒɛz]; Occitan: Vergesa) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Vergèze-Codognan station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.

Located just south-east of the commune is the production facility for Perrier, a carbonated mineral water widely sold both in France and internationally.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,061—    
1975 2,258+1.31%
1982 2,554+1.78%
1990 3,135+2.60%
1999 3,643+1.68%
2007 3,958+1.04%
2012 4,875+4.26%
2017 5,188+1.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

International relations

Vergèze is twinned with Bârlad, Romania.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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