Gargas, Vaucluse
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Gargas | |
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Coordinates: 43°54′09″N 5°21′34″E / 43.9025°N 5.3594°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Apt |
Canton | Apt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Bruno Vigne-Ulmier[1] |
Area 1 | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,039 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84047 /84400 |
Elevation | 201–461 m (659–1,512 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gargas is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The writer Raymond Jean (1925–2012) died in Gargas.
Gargas is the site of old ochre mining operations. In 2009 the Mine d'Ocre de Bruoux was opened for tourists.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 690 | — |
1975 | 1,065 | +6.40% |
1982 | 1,870 | +8.37% |
1990 | 2,875 | +5.52% |
1999 | 2,928 | +0.20% |
2007 | 2,995 | +0.28% |
2012 | 2,843 | −1.04% |
2017 | 3,039 | +1.34% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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