The following is a list of the 23
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...
of the
Gard
Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;[department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...]
, in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Décret n° 2014-232 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Gard
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* Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes (; oc, Aigas Mòrtas) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of southern France. The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved. Situated on the junction of the Canal du Rhône à Sète a ...
* Alès-1
* Alès-2
* Alès-3
* Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze (, literally ''Bagnols on Cèze''; oc, Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie région in southern France.
History
A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town ( ...
* Beaucaire
* Calvisson
Calvisson (; Provençal: ''Cauviçon'') is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
It lies between Nîmes, Montpellier, the Cevennes and the Camargue and has a strong Protestant history.
Geography
C ...
* La Grand-Combe
* Marguerittes
* Nîmes-1
* Nîmes-2
* Nîmes-3
* Nîmes-4
* Pont-Saint-Esprit
Pont-Saint-Esprit (, literally "Holy Spirit Bridge"; oc, Lo Pònt Sant Esperit) is a commune in the Gard département in southern France. It is situated on the river Rhône and is the site of a historical crossing, hence its name. The Ardèche fl ...
* Quissac
* Redessan
* Roquemaure
* Rousson
* Saint-Gilles
* Uzès
Uzès (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. In 2017, it had a population of 8,454. Uzès lies about north-northeast of Nîmes, west of Avignon and south-east of Alès.
History
Originally ''Uc ...
* Vauvert
Vauvert (; oc, Vauverd) is a commune in the far south of the Gard department in southern France. It was known as ''Posquières'' in the Middle Ages. The commune comprises the town of Vauvert and the villages of Gallician and Montcalm.
* Le Vigan
* Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (; Provençal: ''Vilanòva d’Avinhon'') is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled ''Villeneuve-lez-Avignon''.
History
In the 6th century the Benedictine abbey of St André was founde ...
References
{{Cantons of France