Bellegarde, Gard

Bellegarde
A general view of Bellegarde
Location of Bellegarde
Bellegarde
Bellegarde
Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 4°30′55″E / 43.7544°N 4.5153°E / 43.7544; 4.5153
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonBeaucaire
IntercommunalityBeaucaire-Terre d'Argence
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Juan Martinez
Area
1
44.96 km2 (17.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
7,929
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30034 /30127
Elevation1–102 m (3.3–334.6 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellegarde (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd] ; Provençal: Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

The village was the birthplace of Batisto Bonnet (1844–1925), a noted writer in the Provençal dialect.