Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Sent Ipolit (Occitan)
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
The temple in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coat of arms of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Location of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
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Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is located in France
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is located in Occitanie
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Coordinates: 43°58′00″N 3°51′24″E / 43.9667°N 3.8567°E / 43.9667; 3.8567
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonLe Vigan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Olivieri[1]
Area
1
29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,747
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30263 /30170
Elevation135–547 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.

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (French: [sɛ̃t‿ipɔlit dy fɔʁ]; Occitan: Sent Ipolit; lit.'Saint Hippolytus [of the Fort]') is a commune in the Gard department, Occitania, southern France. The town has a silk museum[3] and barracks.[4]

  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. ^ "The Silk Museum | Office de Tourisme du Piémont Cévenol". www.piemont-cevenol-tourisme.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
  4. ^ Nichol, John; Rennell, Tony (2008). Home Run: Escape from Nazi Europe. Penguin Adult. ISBN 9780141024196. OCLC 192027039.