Marguerittes

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Rémi Nicolas^[1]Area25.29 km² (9.76 sq mi)Population8,467 • Density330/km² (870/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation41–197 m (135–646 ft)
(avg. 51 m or 167 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marguerittes (French pronunciation: [maʁɡəʁit]; Occitan: Margarida) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. In 1717, Antoine de Teissier (b.1667) was created the 1st Baron de Marguerittes. One of his sons was a Huguenot who took refuge in Switzerland and his grandson, Jean Antoine de Teissier, 3rd Baron of Marguerittes, was guillotined 20 May 1794. The 3rd Baron's son settled in England at Woodcote Park and was created Baron de Teissier by Louis XVIII in recognition of his father's sacrifices to France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,103 —     1800 1,945 −1.11% 1806 2,305 +2.87% 1821 1,812 −1.59% 1831 1,925 +0.61% 1836 1,910 −0.16% 1841 1,886 −0.25% 1846 1,908 +0.23% 1851 1,972 +0.66% 1856 2,013 +0.41% 1861 2,037 +0.24% 1866 1,945 −0.92% 1872 1,889 −0.49% 1876 1,971 +1.07% 1881 1,905 −0.68% 1886 1,755 −1.63% 1891 1,684 −0.82% 1896 1,724 +0.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,637 −1.03% 1906 1,580 −0.71% 1911 1,519 −0.78% 1921 1,514 −0.03% 1926 1,529 +0.20% 1931 1,528 −0.01% 1936 1,447 −1.08% 1946 1,421 −0.18% 1954 1,678 +2.10% 1962 2,030 +2.41% 1968 2,548 +3.86% 1975 3,150 +3.08% 1982 5,149 +7.27% 1990 7,548 +4.90% 1999 8,181 +0.90% 2007 8,656 +0.71% 2012 8,538 −0.27% 2017 8,586 +0.11%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References