Montdardier | ||
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Commune | ||
Montdardier and the Tude forest
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Coordinates: 43°55′42″N 3°35′33″E / 43.9283°N 3.5925°ECoordinates: 43°55′42″N 3°35′33″E / 43.9283°N 3.5925°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Gard | |
Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
Canton | Le Vigan | |
Intercommunality | Pays viganais | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Carrière | |
Area1 | 35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 193 | |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 30176 /30120 | |
Elevation | 259–889 m (850–2,917 ft) | |
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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montdardier is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Several quarries above Montdardier were formerly important sources of lithographic limestone. Stone from these quarries, marketed as Vigan stone, earned an honorable mention in the Great Exhibition of 1851.