Pompignan, Gard

Commune in Occitania, France

Pompignan Pompinhan (Occitan)
Commune
A general view of Pompignan
Coat of arms
Location of Pompignan
(2020–2026)		Michel Fougairolle^[1]
Area ¹	41.31 km² (15.95 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	929
• Density	22/km² (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30200 /30170
Elevation	153–522 m (502–1,713 ft) (avg. 193 m or 633 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pompignan (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃piɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Pompinhan) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of Southern France. It is situated on the departmental border with Hérault, 30 km (18.6 mi) north of Montpellier. In 2019, Pompignan had a population of 957.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	522	—
1968	619	+18.6%
1975	582	−6.0%
1982	576	−1.0%
1990	611	+6.1%
1999	651	+6.5%
2008	799	+22.7%

Personalities linked to the commune

Jean-Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan (1709-1784).

Léon Soulié (1804 or 1807-1862), painter, was born in this town.

Dick Rivers owns a ranch there.

John Stuart Mill, being the final destination on his long first journey into France, 1820..^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ https://archive.org/details/johnmillsboyhood0000mill/page/109/mode/1up?view=theater