Lézan
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Quissac | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 1 ' N , 4 ° 3' E | |
| height | 104-180 m | |
| surface | 9.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,537 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 161 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30350 | |
| INSEE code | 30147 | |
| Website | http://www.lezan.fr/ | |
 Lézan Castle |
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Lézan is a French commune with 1,537 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Alès and the canton of Quissac (until 2015: canton of Lédignan ).
geography
Lézan is located about eleven kilometers south-southwest of Alès . The Gardon (as Gardon d'Anduze ) delimits the municipality in the north. The neighboring municipalities of Lézan are Boisset-et-Gaujac in the north and northwest, Ribaute-les-Tavernes in the northeast, Cardet in the east, Saint-Jean-de-Serres in the southeast, Canaules-et-Argentières in the south and Massillargues-Attuech in the west .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 691 | 665 | 685 | 734 | 870 | 980 | 1207 | 1537 |
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Attractions
- Catholic Church
- Protestant Church ( Temple ) from the 11th / 12th centuries. century
- Lézan Castle, Monument historique since 1998
- Site fortification
- Lézan Bridge
- Clock tower
Personalities
- Louis Méjan (1874–1955), politician
Web links
Commons : Lézan - collection of images, videos and audio files
