Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də valɡalɡ]; Occitan: Sent Martin de Valgalga) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
Commune
The pithead of the former Alès mine
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
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Coordinates: 44°09′50″N 4°04′58″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	Alès-2
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Cerpedes[1]
Area 1	13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,603
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30284 /30520
Elevation	130–365 m (427–1,198 ft) (avg. 149 m or 489 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 369 —     1821 710 +2.36% 1846 1,389 +2.72% 1872 1,503 +0.30% 1901 1,810 +0.64% 1926 2,694 +1.60% 1946 2,680 −0.03% 1962 3,713 +2.06%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,404 −1.44% 1975 3,364 −0.17% 1982 4,209 +3.25% 1990 4,487 +0.80% 1999 4,283 −0.52% 2007 4,150 −0.39% 2012 4,244 +0.45% 2017 4,419 +0.81%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE