Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coat of arms
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Location within Occitanie region  Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coordinates: 43°58′00″N 3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°ECoordinates: 43°58′00″N 3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Intercommunality	Cévennes-Garrigues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bruno Olivieri
Area^1	29.38 km^2 (11.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	3,776
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	30263 / 30170
Elevation	135–547 m (443–1,795 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 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.

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The town has a silk museum^[1] and barracks.^[2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,325	—
1968	3,547	+6.7%
1975	3,461	−2.4%
1982	3,400	−1.8%
1990	3,515	+3.4%
1999	3,391	−3.5%
2008	3,776	+11.4%

In literature

A book titled 'Divided Loyalties' described life in the commune and the area during the Second World War as experienced by Janet Teissier du Cros and family.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

• INSEE

1. http://www.piemont-cevenol-tourisme.com/en/discovering/the-silk-museum
2. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aVHYxYH6L3UC&pg=PT113&lpg=PT113&dq=Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort+barracks&source=bl&ots=M7dTlZuRUV&sig=IJJj377c46kb-_-i5V9YF5yATfA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVg9S8sezJAhWCuhoKHX26ADQQ6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort%20barracks&f=false
3. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1964/09/10/living-through-the-war/