Aramon, Gard
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Aramon (French pronunciation: [aʁamɔ̃]; Occitan: Aramon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near Avignon.
Aramon | |
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A view of Aramon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aramon | |
  Aramon Location within France  Aramon Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′31″N 4°40′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Beaucaire |
| Intercommunality | Pont du Gard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Pascale Prat[1] |
Area 1 | 31.16 km2 (12.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,081 |
| • Density | 131.0/km2 (339.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30012 /30390 |
| Elevation | 7–155 m (23–509 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,826 | — |
| 1975 | 1,951 | +0.95% |
| 1982 | 3,027 | +6.48% |
| 1990 | 3,344 | +1.25% |
| 1999 | 3,773 | +1.35% |
| 2007 | 3,840 | +0.22% |
| 2012 | 3,920 | +0.41% |
| 2017 | 4,238 | +1.57% |
| 2023 | 4,081 | −0.63% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
Aramon was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and inventor of the Pitot tube, and Shirine Boukli (b. 1999), Olympic judoka. International footballer Younès Belhanda was born in nearby Avignon and raised in Aramon.
Economy
From 1977 until 2016, a thermal power station was operated in Aramon by EDF. It was converted into a photovoltaic power station in 2019. The chimney of the former facility was 252 metres tall, the highest in Europe and one of the tallest structures in France.
