Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | |
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Coordinates: 43°58′00″N 3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
Canton | Le Vigan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Olivieri [1] |
Area 1 | 29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 3,747 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
30263 /30170 |
Elevation | 135–547 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]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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]