La Bruguière

La Bruguière
Coat of arms
La Bruguière
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region La Bruguière
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Lussan
Intercommunality	Grand Lussan
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Reboulet
Area1	16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	284
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	30056 / 30580
Elevation	228–320 m (748–1,050 ft) (avg. 274 m or 899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Bruguière is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Equidistant from the Cévennes and from the Mediterranean ocean, between the rivers of the Cèze and the Gardon, close to the larger cities of Avignon, Nimes and Alès, as well as Uzès, the village has been a historical center in the region for centuries. La Bruguière is essentially an agricultural village despite its small touristic interest. It has a population of 304 inhabitants.^source?

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	182	—
2008	284	+56.0%

Administration

Period	Identity	Party
Elected in March 2001, reelected in 2008	Michel Reboulet	Miscellaneous left|

Places and Monuments

• Belfry mounted on a 12th-century Roman tower.
• Maze of little alleys surrounding the old village.
• 4 old stone wash-houses.

References

• INSEE