Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Bagnols-sur-Cèze Banhòus de Céser (Occitan)
Commune
The main square in Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Coat of arms
Location of Bagnols-sur-Cèze
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Coordinates: 44°09′44″N 4°37′09″E / 44.1623°N 4.6193°E / 44.1623; 4.6193
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Intercommunality	CA Gard Rhodanien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Chapelet^[1]
Area ¹	31.37 km² (12.11 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	18,248
• Density	580/km² (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30028 /30200
Elevation	30–268 m (98–879 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bagnols-sur-Cèze (French pronunciation: [baɲɔl syʁ sɛz], lit. "Bagnols-on-Cèze"; Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France.

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History

A small regional centre, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the Latin balnearius meaning "related to baths, bathing-place") before the main part was built in the 13th century around a central arcaded square that is still preserved today. At the same period, the regional market was installed here, undoubtedly contributing to its expansion.

Demographics

Bagnols-sur-Ceze expanded steadily after the Marcoule nuclear centre was established in 1956.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	4,800	—
1800	4,888	+0.26%
1806	4,994	+0.36%
1821	4,921	−0.10%
1831	4,902	−0.04%
1836	4,847	−0.23%
1841	4,090	−3.34%
1846	4,827	+3.37%
1851	4,780	−0.20%
1856	4,870	+0.37%
1861	5,050	+0.73%
1866	5,184	+0.53%
1872	4,876	−1.02%
1876	4,930	+0.28%
1881	4,666	−1.09%
1886	4,458	−0.91%
1891	4,454	−0.02%
1896	4,500	+0.21%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	4,461	−0.17%
1906	4,582	+0.54%
1911	4,445	−0.61%
1921	3,918	−1.25%
1926	4,450	+2.58%
1931	4,481	+0.14%
1936	4,669	+0.83%
1946	5,211	+1.10%
1954	5,546	+0.78%
1962	12,905	+11.13%
1968	16,468	+4.15%
1975	17,534	+0.90%
1982	17,602	+0.06%
1990	17,872	+0.19%
1999	18,103	+0.14%
2009	18,105	+0.00%
2014	18,172	+0.07%
2020	18,072	−0.09%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968–2020)^[4]

Sights

The old center of Bagnols-sur-Cèze retains its historic feel, with small streets and largely preserved architecture. Several façades are remarkable. The towns contains a notable museum of contemporary art, the Musée Albert-André, founded in 1868 as well as an archaeological museum with a collection of artifacts found mainly in nearby Roman sites.

The shoegaze music band named Alcest is from this city.

There are several murals featuring optical illusions.^[5]

International relations

Bagnols-sur-Cèze is twinned with:^[6]

Braunfels, Germany, since 1959
Feltre, Italy, since 1961
Newbury, England, since 1971
Eeklo, Belgium, since 1976
Carcaixent, Spain, since 1982
Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary

Notable people

Gersonides (born 1288), Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician and astronomer/astrologer
Albéric Pont (1870-1960), dentist and pioneer in maxillofacial surgery
Lionel Pérez (born 1967), goalkeeper
Neige (born 1986), blackgaze musician
Sandie Toletti (born 1995), footballer for Real Madrid and the France national team^[7]

Albert André, art collector of late 19th century art, who bequeathed his magnificent collection to the town of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, where it resides in the Mairie, as the Musée Albert André