Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (; oc, Sent Ipolit) is a
commune in 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, ...]
,
Occitania
Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language, Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This ...
, southern
France. The town has a silk museum and barracks.
Population
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
Janet Teissier du Cros (born Janet Sinclair Craigie Grierson; 26 January 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a writer, translator, broadcaster and pianist who was brought up in Scotland and then lived in France for sixty years. She wrote about her life ...
and family.
See also
*
Communes of the Gard department
References
Communes of Gard
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