Seynes

Seynes

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Seynes

Coordinates: 44°07′02″N 4°17′03″E / 44.1172°N 4.2842°E / 44.1172; 4.2842Coordinates: 44°07′02″N 4°17′03″E / 44.1172°N 4.2842°E / 44.1172; 4.2842
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Alès
Canton Vézénobres
Intercommunality Mont Bouquet
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Hervé Grimal
Area1 14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 138
  Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 30320 / 30580
Elevation 200–623 m (656–2,044 ft)
(avg. 267 m or 876 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Seynes is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793231    
1821164−29.0%
1846278+69.5%
1872226−18.7%
1901219−3.1%
1926157−28.3%
1946139−11.5%
1962121−12.9%
1968117−3.3%
1975108−7.7%
1982111+2.8%
1990116+4.5%
1999133+14.7%
2008138+3.8%

Sport

Sport climbing cliff made famous by the continuous limestone tufa formations.

See also

References

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