Pompignan | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Pompignan (30).svg |
Arrondissement: | Le Vigan |
Canton: | Le Vigan |
Insee: | 30200 |
Postal Code: | 30170 |
Mayor: | Michel Fougairolle[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.895°N 3.8567°W |
Elevation M: | 193 |
Elevation Min M: | 153 |
Elevation Max M: | 522 |
Area Km2: | 41.31 |
Pompignan (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Pompinhan) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of Southern France. It is situated on the departmental border with Hérault, 30 km (18.6 mi) north of Montpellier. In 2019, Pompignan had a population of 957.
Jean-Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan (1709-1784).
Léon Soulié (1804 or 1807-1862), painter, was born in this town.
Dick Rivers owns a ranch there.
John Stuart Mill, being the final destination on his long first journey into France, 1820..[2]