Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle

Commune in Occitania, France

Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle Sent Joan de Ceba (Occitan)
Commune
A general view of Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle
(2022–2026)		Marc Jekal^[1]
Area ¹	8.15 km² (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	599
• Density	73/km² (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Jeannais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30268 /30960
Elevation	184–529 m (604–1,736 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
Website	saintjeandevaleriscle.com
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də valeʁiskl]; Occitan: Sent Joan de Ceba) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. In 2021, it had a population of 599.

It is the birthplace of charity organiser Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz (1920–2002), a member of the French Resistance in World War II and niece of Charles de Gaulle.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,282	—
1975	824	−6.12%
1982	742	−1.49%
1990	672	−1.23%
1999	716	+0.71%
2009	727	+0.15%
2014	691	−1.01%
2020	605	−2.19%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.