Arrondissement of Nîmes

Arrondissement in Occitania, France

Nîmes

Arrondissement

Location within the region Occitanie

Country| France
Region| Occitania
Department| Gard
No. of communes| 181
Prefecture| Nîmes

Area

| 3,188.3 km2 (1,231.0 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 569,528
• Density| 179/km2 (460/sq mi)
INSEE code| 302

The arrondissement of Nîmes is an arrondissement of France in the Gard department in the Occitanie region. It has 181 communes.[2] Its population is 564,024 (2021), and its area is 3,188.3 km2 (1,231.0 sq mi).[3]

## Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Nîmes, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

1. Aigaliers (30001)
2. Aigues-Mortes (30003)
3. Aigues-Vives (30004)
4. Aiguèze (30005)
5. Aimargues (30006)
6. Les Angles (30011)
7. Aramon (30012)
8. Argilliers (30013)
9. Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac (30014)
10. Aspères (30018)
11. Aubais (30019)
12. Aubord (30020)
13. Aubussargues (30021)
14. Aujargues (30023)
15. Bagnols-sur-Cèze (30028)
16. Baron (30030)
17. La Bastide-d'Engras (30031)
18. Beaucaire (30032)
19. Beauvoisin (30033)
20. Bellegarde (30034)
21. Belvézet (30035)
22. Bernis (30036)
23. Bezouce (30039)
24. Blauzac (30041)
25. Boissières (30043)
26. Bouillargues (30047)
27. Bouquet (30048)
28. Bourdic (30049)
29. La Bruguière (30056)
30. Cabrières (30057)
31. Le Cailar (30059)
32. Caissargues (30060)
33. La Calmette (30061)
34. Calvisson (30062)
35. Cannes-et-Clairan (30066)
36. La Capelle-et-Masmolène (30067)
37. Carsan (30070)
38. Castillon-du-Gard (30073)
39. Caveirac (30075)
40. Cavillargues (30076)
41. Chusclan (30081)
42. Clarensac (30082)
43. Codognan (30083)
44. Codolet (30084)
45. Collias (30085)
46. Collorgues (30086)
47. Combas (30088)
48. Comps (30089)
49. Congénies (30091)
50. Connaux (30092)
51. Cornillon (30096)
52. Crespian (30098)
53. Dions (30102)
54. Domazan (30103)
55. Domessargues (30104)
56. Estézargues (30107)
57. Flaux (30110)
58. Foissac (30111)
59. Fons (30112)
60. Fons-sur-Lussan (30113)
61. Fontanès (30114)
62. Fontarèches (30115)
63. Fournès (30116)
64. Fourques (30117)
65. Gajan (30122)
66. Gallargues-le-Montueux (30123)
67. Le Garn (30124)
68. Garons (30125)
69. Garrigues-Sainte-Eulalie (30126)
70. Gaujac (30127)
71. Générac (30128)
72. Goudargues (30131)
73. Le Grau-du-Roi (30133)
74. Issirac (30134)
75. Jonquières-Saint-Vincent (30135)
76. Junas (30136)
77. Langlade (30138)
78. Laudun-l'Ardoise (30141)
79. Laval-Saint-Roman (30143)
80. Lecques (30144)
81. Lédenon (30145)
82. Lirac (30149)
83. Lussan (30151)
84. Manduel (30155)
85. Marguerittes (30156)
86. Mauressargues (30163)
87. Meynes (30166)
88. Milhaud, Gard (30169)
89. Montagnac (30354)
90. Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers (30174)
91. Montclus (30175)
92. Montfaucon (30178)
93. Montfrin (30179)
94. Montignargues (30180)
95. Montmirat (30181)
96. Montpezat (30182)
97. Moulézan (30183)
98. Moussac (30184)
99. Mus (30185)
100. Nages-et-Solorgues (30186)
101. Nîmes (30189)
102. Orsan (30191)
103. Parignargues (30193)
104. Le Pin (30196)
105. Pont-Saint-Esprit (30202)
106. Pougnadoresse (30205)
107. Poulx (30206)
108. Pouzilhac (30207)
109. Pujaut (30209)
110. Redessan (30211)
111. Remoulins (30212)
112. Rochefort-du-Gard (30217)
113. Rodilhan (30356)
114. Roquemaure (30221)
115. La Roque-sur-Cèze (30222)
116. La Rouvière (30224)
117. Sabran (30225)
118. Saint-Alexandre (30226)
119. Saint-André-de-Roquepertuis (30230)
120. Saint-André-d'Olérargues (30232)
121. Saint-Bauzély (30233)
122. Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard (30235)
123. Saint-Chaptes (30241)
124. Saint-Christol-de-Rodières (30242)
125. Saint-Clément (30244)
126. Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols (30245)
127. Saint-Dézéry (30248)
128. Saint-Dionisy (30249)
129. Sainte-Anastasie (30228)
130. Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts (30251)
131. Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas (30254)
132. Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès (30255)
133. Saint-Gervais (30256)
134. Saint-Gervasy (30257)
135. Saint-Gilles (30258)
136. Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan (30260)
137. Saint-Hippolyte-de-Montaigu (30262)
138. Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas (30273)
139. Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze (30276)
140. Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols (30277)
141. Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (30278)
142. Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède (30279)
143. Saint-Mamert-du-Gard (30281)
144. Saint-Marcel-de-Careiret (30282)
145. Saint-Maximin (30286)
146. Saint-Michel-d'Euzet (30287)
147. Saint-Nazaire (30288)
148. Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson (30290)
149. Saint-Paul-les-Fonts (30355)
150. Saint-Pons-la-Calm (30292)
151. Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (30295)
152. Saint-Siffret (30299)
153. Saint-Victor-des-Oules (30301)
154. Saint-Victor-la-Coste (30302)
155. Salazac (30304)
156. Salinelles (30306)
157. Sanilhac-Sagriès (30308)
158. Sauveterre (30312)
159. Sauzet (30313)
160. Saze (30315)
161. Sernhac (30317)
162. Serviers-et-Labaume (30319)
163. Sommières (30321)
164. Souvignargues (30324)
165. Tavel (30326)
166. Théziers (30328)
167. Tresques (30331)
168. Uchaud (30333)
169. Uzès (30334)
170. Vallabrègues (30336)
171. Vallabrix (30337)
172. Vallérargues (30338)
173. Valliguières (30340)
174. Vauvert (30341)
175. Vénéjan (30342)
176. Verfeuil (30343)
177. Vergèze (30344)
178. Vers-Pont-du-Gard (30346)
179. Vestric-et-Candiac (30347)
180. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (30351)
181. Villevieille (30352)

## History

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The arrondissement of Nîmes was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Gard, it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Le Vigan and two communes from the arrondissement of Alès.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Nîmes were, as of January 2015:[6]

1. Aigues-Mortes
2. Aramon
3. Bagnols-sur-Cèze
4. Beaucaire
5. Lussan
6. Marguerittes
7. Nîmes-1
8. Nîmes-2
9. Nîmes-3
10. Nîmes-4
11. Nîmes-5
12. Nîmes-6
13. Pont-Saint-Esprit
14. Remoulins
15. Rhôny-Vidourle
16. Roquemaure
17. Saint-Chaptes
18. Saint-Gilles
19. Saint-Mamert-du-Gard
20. Sommières
21. Uzès
22. Vauvert
23. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
24. La Vistrenque

## References

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1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 30 Gard" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
4. ^ Historique du Gard
5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 36–40. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
6. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 30 Gard" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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