Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort

(2020–2026) Bruno Olivieri^[1]Area

29.38 km² (11.34 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,747 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30263 /30170

Elevation135–547 m (443–1,795 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ipɔlit dy fɔʁ]; Occitan: Sent Ipolit) is a commune in the Gard department, Occitania, southern France. The town has a silk museum^[3] and barracks.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,547	—
1975	3,461	−0.35%
1982	3,400	−0.25%
1990	3,515	+0.42%
1999	3,391	−0.40%
2007	3,732	+1.20%
2012	3,857	+0.66%
2017	3,939	+0.42%
Source: INSEE^[5]

In literature

A book titled 'Divided Loyalties' described life in the commune and the area during the Second World War as experienced by Janet Teissier du Cros and family.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "The Silk Museum | Office de Tourisme du Piémont Cévenol". www.piemont-cevenol-tourisme.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014.
^ Nichol, John; Rennell, Tony (2008). Home Run: Escape from Nazi Europe. Penguin Adult. ISBN 9780141024196. OCLC 192027039.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Stafford, Jean (10 September 1964). "Living through the War". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 27 July 2018.