Branoux-les-Taillades

Branoux-les-Taillades (French pronunciation: [bʁanu le tajad]; Occitan: Branós e las Talhadas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, and in the region Occitanie.

Branoux-les-Taillades
Commune
A general view of Branoux-les-Taillades
Coat of arms
Location of Branoux-les-Taillades
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Coordinates: 44°13′16″N 3°59′27″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	La Grand-Combe
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Vigne[1]
Area 1	15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,297
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30051 /30110
Elevation	189–900 m (620–2,953 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localization

Branoux is located near the mountain la Baraque, and close to the D32 road, on a relatively flat place called la Plaine. Les Taillades is an extension due to the demographic boom caused by the influx of workers and miners employed in la Grand-Combe. Les Taillades was built in the Gardon valley, on the right bank and crossed by the RN106. Blannaves is a hamlet, mostly in ruins and close to the Cambous Lake.

Hamlets

• L'Abrit
• L'Arenas
• Branoux
• Le Camp des Nonnes
• Le Castanet de Blannaves
• La Civadière
• Le Fraissinet
• Le Galissard
• Le Lauzas
• Mas de Léon
• Le Monnier
• La Planquette
• Les Taillades

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,697	—
1975	1,424	−2.47%
1982	1,404	−0.20%
1990	1,338	−0.60%
1999	1,274	−0.54%
2009	1,336	+0.48%
2014	1,383	+0.69%
2020	1,336	−0.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

The townhall.

See also

• Communes of the Gard department