Vergèze

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.

Vergèze
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Vergèze
Location of Vergèze
Vergèze is located in France
Vergèze
Vergèze
Vergèze is located in Occitanie
Vergèze
Vergèze
Coordinates: 43°44′39″N 4°13′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonVauvert
IntercommunalityRhôny Vistre Vidourle
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pascale Fortunat-Deschamps[1]
Area
1
10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
5,465
  Density540/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.

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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