Uchaud

This article is about the commune in Gard. For the commune in Vaucluse also named Uchau in Occitan, see Uchaux.

Uchaud (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. In 2020, it had a population of 4,542.

Uchaud Uchau (Occitan)
Commune
The church in Uchaud
Coat of arms
Location of Uchaud
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Coordinates: 43°45′28″N 4°16′12″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Vauvert
Intercommunality	CC Rhôny Vistre Vidourle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joffrey Léon[1]
Area 1	8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,824
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Uchaudois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30333 /30620
Elevation	15–102 m (49–335 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
Website	www.uchaud.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Transport

Uchaud station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,378	—
1975	1,904	+4.73%
1982	2,339	+2.98%
1990	2,699	+1.81%
1999	3,284	+2.20%
2007	3,873	+2.08%
2012	4,203	+1.65%
2017	4,315	+0.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department
• Costières de Nîmes AOC