Aubord

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aubord

(2020–2026) André Brundu^[1]Area

9.42 km² (3.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,339 • Density250/km² (640/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30020 /30620

Elevation17–64 m (56–210 ft)
(avg. 14 m or 46 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aubord (French pronunciation: [obɔʁ]; Occitan: Aubòrn) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Aubord is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Nîmes.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	292	—
1975	483	+7.45%
1982	791	+7.30%
1990	1,607	+9.26%
1999	1,910	+1.94%
2007	2,360	+2.68%
2012	2,401	+0.35%
2017	2,375	−0.22%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

The Franco-German geographer Christophe Neff has lived several years in Aubord. During this time he considered Aubord as his Home harbor in France.^[4] In his blog he compared Aubord to the fictional village Macondo.^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Fünf Jahre Paysagesblog auf Le Monde.fr".
^ "Aubord de " Macondo "".