Foissac (Gard)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foissac
Foissac coat of arms
Foissac (France)
Foissac
region Occitania
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Uzes
Community association Pays d'Uzès
Coordinates 44 ° 3 '  N , 4 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 3 '  N , 4 ° 18'  E
height 115-191 m
surface 3.8 km 2
Residents 423 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 111 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 30700
INSEE code

Foissac is a French commune with 423 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Languedoc-Roussillon ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nîmes and the Canton of Uzès (until 2015: Canton Saint-Chaptes ). The inhabitants are called Foissacois .

geography

Foissac is about 24 kilometers north-northeast of the city center of Nîmes and about 20 kilometers east-southeast of Alès . The neighboring communities of Foissac are Aigaliers in the north, Serviers-et-Labaume in the east, Collorgues in the south and south-west and Baron in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 122 130 163 183 223 269 334 423
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Web links

Commons : Foissac  - collection of images, videos and audio files