Marguerittes

Marguerittes
Commune
The interior of the church of Saint-Pierre de Marguerittes
Coat of arms
Location of Marguerittes
Marguerittes Marguerittes
Coordinates: 43°51′39″N 4°26′41″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Marguerittes
Intercommunality	CA Nîmes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	William Portal
Area 1	25.29 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	8,467
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30156 /30320
Elevation	41–197 m (135–646 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marguerittes is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. In 1717, Antoine de Teissier (b.1667) was created the 1st Baron de Marguerittes. One of his sons was a Huguenot who took refuge in Switzerland and his grandson, Jean Antoine de Teissier, 3rd Baron of Marguerittes, was guillotined 20 May 1794. The 3rd Baron's son settled in England at Woodcote Park and was created Baron de Teissier by Louis XVIII in recognition of his father's sacrifices to France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,103 —     1800 1,945 −7.5% 1806 2,305 +18.5% 1821 1,812 −21.4% 1831 1,925 +6.2% 1836 1,910 −0.8% 1841 1,886 −1.3% 1846 1,908 +1.2% 1851 1,972 +3.4% 1856 2,013 +2.1% 1861 2,037 +1.2% 1866 1,945 −4.5% 1872 1,889 −2.9% 1876 1,971 +4.3% 1881 1,905 −3.3% 1886 1,755 −7.9% 1891 1,684 −4.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,724 +2.4% 1901 1,637 −5.0% 1906 1,580 −3.5% 1911 1,519 −3.9% 1921 1,514 −0.3% 1926 1,529 +1.0% 1931 1,528 −0.1% 1936 1,447 −5.3% 1946 1,421 −1.8% 1954 1,678 +18.1% 1962 2,030 +21.0% 1968 2,548 +25.5% 1975 3,150 +23.6% 1982 5,149 +63.5% 1990 7,548 +46.6% 1999 8,181 +8.4% 2008 8,671 +6.0%

See also

• Communes of the Gard department