Baron (Gard)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Uzes | |
| Community association | Pays d'Uzès | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 128-364 m | |
| surface | 10.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 356 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30700 | |
| INSEE code | 30030 | |
_2.jpg) Old school house and Evangelical Church |
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Baron is a southern French municipality with 356 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Nîmes and the canton of Uzès (until 2015: canton of Saint-Chaptes ).
location
Baron is about 25 kilometers north-northwest of Nîmes . Baron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Just-et-Vacquières in the north and north-west, Aigaliers in the east and north-east, Foissac in the south-east, Collorgues in the south, Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille in the west and south-west, Saint-Jean-de- Ceyrargues in the west and Euzet in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 191 | 165 | 154 | 201 | 199 | 229 | 307 | 356 |
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Attractions
- Evangelical Church ( Temple )
- Castle ruins on the hill of Arque ( Château de l'Arque )
- Mansion Font-Couverte with dovecote
Web links
Commons : Baron - collection of images, videos and audio files
