Saint-Alexandre (Gard)
Saint-Alexandre Sent Alexandre |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Gard | |
Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
Canton | Pont-Saint-Esprit | |
Community association | Gard Rhodania | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 14 ' N , 4 ° 37' E | |
height | 34-270 m | |
surface | 12.87 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,232 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 30130 | |
INSEE code | 30226 | |
Website | http://www.saintalexandre.fr/ |
Saint-Alexandre ( Occitan : Sent Alexandre ) is a French commune with 1,232 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region ( Languedoc-Roussillon until 2015 ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Nîmes and the canton of Pont-Saint-Esprit .
geography
Saint-Alexandre is located about 49 kilometers north-northeast of Nîmes and about 18 kilometers northwest of Orange . Saint-Alexandre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pont-Saint-Esprit in the north, Mondragon in the east, Vénéjan in the southeast, Saint-Nazaire in the south, Saint-Gervais in the southwest and Carsan in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 498 | 517 | 522 | 664 | 955 | 978 | 1,066 | 1,122 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Alexandre Church
Personalities
- Philippe de Pastour de Costebelle (1661–1717), naval officer and governor of Plaisance and the Île Royale
Web links
Commons : Saint-Alexandre - Collection of images, videos and audio files