Aramon, Gard

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

(2022–2026) Pascale Prat^[1]Area31.16 km² (12.03 sq mi)Population4,127 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation7–155 m (23–509 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aramon (French pronunciation: [aʁamɔ̃]; Occitan: Aramon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near Avignon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,826	—
1975	1,951	+0.95%
1982	3,027	+6.48%
1990	3,344	+1.25%
1999	3,773	+1.35%
2007	3,840	+0.22%
2012	3,920	+0.41%
2017	4,238	+1.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.

Economy

At Aramon, there is a thermal power station consisting of 2 units a 700 MW. The chimney of the facility is 252 metres high, the highest in Europe.

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References