Jonquières-Saint-Vincent
Commune in Occitania, France
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Jonquières-Saint-Vincent (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃kjɛʁ sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃]; Occitan: Jonquièra de Sent Vincenç) is a French commune located in the Gard department in Occitanie.
Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | |
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12th-century Saint-Laurent Chapel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | |
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| Coordinates: 43°49′44″N 4°33′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Beaucaire |
| Intercommunality | Beaucaire-Terre d'Argence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Fournier[1] |
Area 1 | 21.32 km2 (8.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,875 |
| • Density | 181.8/km2 (470.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30135 /30300 |
| Elevation | 13–81 m (43–266 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 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 | 1,445 | — |
| 1975 | 1,499 | +0.53% |
| 1982 | 1,825 | +2.85% |
| 1990 | 2,260 | +2.71% |
| 1999 | 2,745 | +2.18% |
| 2007 | 2,988 | +1.07% |
| 2012 | 3,522 | +3.34% |
| 2017 | 3,779 | +1.42% |
| 2023 | 3,875 | +0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities
Jonquières-Saint-Vincent is twinned with Vezza d'Alba, Italy.
