Aubord

Aubord
Commune
A view of Aubord
Coat of arms
Location of Aubord
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Coordinates: 43°45′28″N 4°18′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Vauvert
Intercommunality	CC Petite Camargue
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Brundu[1]
Area ^1	9.42 km^2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,339
• Density	250/km^2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30020 /30620
Elevation	17–64 m (56–210 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aubord (French pronunciation: [obɔʁ]; Occitan: Aubòrn) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Aubord is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Nîmes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	292	—
1975	483	+7.45%
1982	791	+7.30%
1990	1,607	+9.26%
1999	1,910	+1.94%
2007	2,360	+2.68%
2012	2,401	+0.35%
2017	2,375	−0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

The Franco-German geographer Christophe Neff has lived several years in Aubord. During this time he considered Aubord as his Home harbor in France.^[4] In his blog he compared Aubord to the fictional village Macondo.^[5]

See also

• Costières de Nîmes AOC
• Communes of the Gard department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. "Fünf Jahre Paysagesblog auf Le Monde.fr".
5. "Aubord de " Macondo "".