Aramon, Gard
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A view of Aramon
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 43°53′31″N 4°40′54″E / 43.8919°N 4.6816°ECoordinates: 43°53′31″N 4°40′54″E / 43.8919°N 4.6816°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Aramon | |
| Intercommunality | Pont du Gard | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Pronesti | |
| Area1 | 31.16 km2 (12.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,808 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30012 /30390 | |
| Elevation | 7–155 m (23–509 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Aramon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near of Avignon.
It was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.
At Aramon, there is a thermal power station consisting of 2 units a 700 MW. The chimney of the facility is 252 metres high, the highest in Europe.
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