Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Commune
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coat of arms of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
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Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is located in France
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is located in Occitanie
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coordinates: 43°58′00″N 3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°E / 43.9667; 3.8567
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonLe Vigan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Olivieri[1]
Area
1
29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
3,747
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30263 /30170
Elevation135–547 m (443–1,795 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ipɔlit dy fɔʁ]; Occitan: Sent Ipolit) is a commune in the Gard department, Occitania, southern France. The town has a silk museum[3] and barracks.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,547—    
1975 3,461−0.35%
1982 3,400−0.25%
1990 3,515+0.42%
1999 3,391−0.40%
2007 3,732+1.20%
2012 3,857+0.66%
2017 3,939+0.42%
Source: INSEE[5]

In literature

A book titled 'Divided Loyalties' described life in the commune and the area during the Second World War as experienced by Janet Teissier du Cros and family.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The Silk Museum | Office de Tourisme du Piémont Cévenol". www.piemont-cevenol-tourisme.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
  4. ^ Nichol, John; Rennell, Tony (2008). Home Run: Escape from Nazi Europe. Penguin Adult. ISBN 9780141024196. OCLC 192027039.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Stafford, Jean (10 September 1964). "Living through the War". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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