Lédignan
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Lédignan Ledinhan |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
| Canton | Quissac | |
| Community association | Piémont Cévenol | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 102-167 m | |
| surface | 6.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,462 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 211 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30350 | |
| INSEE code | 30146 | |
| Website | http://www.ledignan.fr/ | |
 Grand Rue in Lédignan |
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Lédignan ( Occitan : Ledinhan ) is a French commune with 1,462 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Le Vigan and the canton of Quissac (until 2015: canton of Lédignan ). The inhabitants are called Lédignanais .
geography
Lédignan is located about 14 kilometers south-southeast of Alès and about 26 kilometers northwest of Nîmes . The neighboring municipalities of Lédignan are Cardet in the north and northwest, Cassagnoles in the northeast, Saint-Bénézet in the east, Aigremont in the south and Saint-Jean-de-Serres in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 770 | 752 | 812 | 815 | 850 | 995 | 1236 | 1462 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church, built at the end of the 19th century
- Protestant Church
Personalities
- Auguste Béchard (1883–1965), politician
- Georges Dumas (1866–1946), physician and psychologist
- Nabil El Zhar (* 1986), soccer player, grew up here
Web links
Commons : Lédignan - collection of images, videos and audio files
