Title: Le Vigan, Gard Content: Le Vigan  is a commune in south central France in the region of Occitanie. It is a subprefecture of the Gard department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name. ==History== Since the creation of the Gard department on 4 March 1790, Le Vigan has been a subprefecture of the department. ==Geography== Le Vigan is at the south of the Massif Central and near the Mont Aigoual, in the valley of the Arre, a right tributary of the Hérault river. The Arre flows through the town. Le Vigan has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The commune of Le Vigan is surrounded by the communes Aulas, Avèze, Saint-André-de- Majencoules, Roquedur, Saint-Bresson, Pommiers and Mandagout.  Le Vigan is part of the Cévennes National Park . ===Climate=== The climate of Le Vigan, in the Köppen climate classification, is Csa - Mediterranean climate with hot summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Le Vigan are known, in French, as Viganais (women: Viganaises). With a population of 3,933, Le Vigan has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Le Vigan Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:5000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2008 text:2008 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 4207 bar:1975 from:0 till: 4293 bar:1982 from:0 till: 4517 bar:1990 from:0 till: 4523 bar:1999 from:0 till: 4429 bar:2008 from:0 till: 3964 bar:2014 from:0 till: 3933 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 4207 fontsize:S text: 4,207 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 4293 fontsize:S text: 4,293 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 4517 fontsize:S text: 4,517 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 4523 fontsize:S text: 4,523 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 4429 fontsize:S text: 4,429 shift:(-18,5) bar:2008 at: 3964 fontsize:S text: 3,964 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 3933 fontsize:S text: 3,933 shift:(-18,5) Le Vigan forms, with other 6 communes, the urban area of Le Vigan with a population of 7,184 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Le Vigan, formed by 15 communes with a population of 8,996 inhabitants and an area of . == Administration == Le Vigan is a subprefecture of the Gard department, the capital of the arrondissement of Le Vigan and the administrative centre  of the canton Le Vigan; the canton has 23,033 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Le Pays viganais. ==Sister cities== Le Vigan is twinned with: * Cisano sul Neva, Savona, Italy. * Bigastro, Alicante, Spain. ==Gallery== File:Vue de le vigan gard.jpg|View of the town of Le Vigan. File:Vigan vieux pont.jpg|The Vieux pont over the Arre river. File:Vieux pont du Vigan.jpg|The Vieux pont of Le Vigan. File:Reinette du Vigan.JPG|Reinette du Vigan apples. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Le Vigan * Communes of the Gard department