Alzon

This article is about a French commune. For the French churchman, see Emmanuel d'Alzon.

Alzon
Commune
A general view of Alzon
Coat of arms
Location of Alzon
Alzon Alzon
Coordinates: 43°58′04″N 3°26′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Le Vigan
Intercommunality	Pays Viganais
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Roger Laurens
Area 1	27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	173
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30009 /30770
Elevation	502–1,414 m (1,647–4,639 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alzon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

The commune is located in the south of the Cévennes National Park, in the upper Vis river valley.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 800 —     1800 832 +4.0% 1806 1,028 +23.6% 1821 999 −2.8% 1831 1,075 +7.6% 1836 1,055 −1.9% 1841 1,093 +3.6% 1846 1,065 −2.6% 1851 1,002 −5.9% 1856 952 −5.0% 1861 942 −1.1% 1866 972 +3.2% 1872 882 −9.3% 1876 838 −5.0% 1881 916 +9.3% 1886 1,746 +90.6% 1891 1,031 −41.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 744 −27.8% 1901 683 −8.2% 1906 665 −2.6% 1911 623 −6.3% 1921 517 −17.0% 1926 508 −1.7% 1931 518 +2.0% 1936 457 −11.8% 1946 383 −16.2% 1954 339 −11.5% 1962 358 +5.6% 1968 280 −21.8% 1975 237 −15.4% 1982 201 −15.2% 1990 183 −9.0% 1999 211 +15.3% 2008 223 +5.7%

Sights

• Arboretum de Cazebonne

See also

• Communes of the Gard department