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Chambon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bɔ̃] (listen); Occitan: Lo Chambon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Chambon
Commune
A general view of Chambon
Location of Chambon
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Coordinates: 44°18′10″N 4°01′07″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	La Grand-Combe
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Sasso
Area 1	14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	261
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30079 /30450
Elevation	207–644 m (679–2,113 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 637 —     1846 640 +0.5% 1851 624 −2.5% 1856 643 +3.0% 1861 625 −2.8% 1866 646 +3.4% 1872 676 +4.6% 1876 757 +12.0% 1881 747 −1.3% 1886 813 +8.8% 1891 820 +0.9% 1896 898 +9.5% 1901 792 −11.8% 1906 807 +1.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1911 770 −4.6% 1921 676 −12.2% 1926 670 −0.9% 1931 587 −12.4% 1936 564 −3.9% 1946 557 −1.2% 1954 525 −5.7% 1962 418 −20.4% 1968 273 −34.7% 1975 222 −18.7% 1982 183 −17.6% 1990 196 +7.1% 1999 240 +22.4% 2008 276 +15.0%

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

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