Le Vigan, Gard

**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**

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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

## References
## Other websites
* City Council website 
* Communauté de Communes du Pays Viganais 
* Office de tourisme du Pays Viganais / Cévennes Navacelles