Garons

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Garons

(2020–2026) Alain Dalmas^[1]Area

12.28 km² (4.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,106 • Density420/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30125 /30128

Elevation54–96 m (177–315 ft)
(avg. 94 m or 308 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Garons is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

The Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, also called "Garons Airport" is located very close to Garons, on the territory of the commune of Saint-Gilles.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,317	—
1975	2,049	+6.52%
1982	2,788	+4.50%
1990	3,648	+3.42%
1999	3,692	+0.13%
2007	4,296	+1.91%
2012	4,617	+1.45%
2017	4,895	+1.18%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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