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Portes (Occitan: Pòrtas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Portes
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Portes
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Coordinates: 44°16′17″N 4°01′15″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	La Grand-Combe
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Selle[1]
Area 1	14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	334
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30203 /30530
Elevation	279–735 m (915–2,411 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 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. ±% 1793 1,351 —     1800 1,353 +0.1% 1806 1,385 +2.4% 1821 1,450 +4.7% 1831 939 −35.2% 1836 935 −0.4% 1841 945 +1.1% 1846 1,126 +19.2% 1851 1,169 +3.8% 1856 2,983 +155.2% 1861 2,512 −15.8% 1866 2,072 −17.5% 1872 1,128 −45.6% 1876 1,271 +12.7% 1881 1,142 −10.1% 1886 1,147 +0.4% 1891 1,189 +3.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,253 +5.4% 1901 1,103 −12.0% 1906 1,109 +0.5% 1911 1,108 −0.1% 1921 924 −16.6% 1926 979 +6.0% 1931 975 −0.4% 1936 930 −4.6% 1946 903 −2.9% 1954 787 −12.8% 1962 785 −0.3% 1968 579 −26.2% 1975 388 −33.0% 1982 369 −4.9% 1990 313 −15.2% 1999 310 −1.0% 2008 362 +16.8%

See also

• Communes of the Gard department
• Château de Portes

References

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