Branoux-les-Taillades

Branoux-les-Taillades is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, and in the region Occitanie.

Branoux-les-Taillades
Commune
A general view of Branoux-les-Taillades
Coat of arms
Location of Branoux-les-Taillades
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Coordinates: 44°13′16″N 3°59′27″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	La Grand-Combe
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Rey
Area ^1	15.02 km^2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)[1]	1,340
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30051 /30110
Elevation	189–900 m (620–2,953 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Localization

Branoux is located near the mountain la Baraque, and close to the D32 road, on a relatively flat place called la Plaine. Les Taillades is an extension due to the demographic boom caused by the influx of workers and miners employed in la Grand-Combe. Les Taillades was built in the Gardon valley, on the right bank and crossed by the RN106. Blannaves is a hamlet, mostly in ruins and close to the Cambous Lake.

Hamlets

• L'Abrit
• L'Arenas
• Branoux
• Le Camp des Nonnes
• Le Castanet de Blannaves
• La Civadière
• Le Fraissinet
• Le Galissard
• Le Lauzas
• Mas de Léon
• Le Monnier
• La Planquette
• Les Taillades

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 650 —     1821 711 +9.4% 1846 792 +11.4% 1876 790 −0.3% 1901 1,452 +83.8% 1926 1,573 +8.3% 1946 1,655 +5.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1962 2,061 +24.5% 1968 1,697 −17.7% 1975 1,424 −16.1% 1982 1,404 −1.4% 1990 1,338 −4.7% 1999 1,274 −4.8% 2008 1,331 +4.5%

Politics and administration

Political trends and results

The townhall.

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.