# Anduze

> commune in Gard, France

**Wikidata**: [Q240921](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240921)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anduze)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/anduze

## Summary
Anduze is a commune (municipality) in the Gard department of southern France. It lies within the arrondissement of Alès and was part of the canton of Anduze until March 2015.

## Key Facts
- Anduze is a commune in Gard, France (Wikidata description: "commune in Gard, France").
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 44.053475, longitude 3.986572222222222.
- Anduze is located in the arrondissement of Alès (arrondissement of France).
- Anduze belonged to the canton of Anduze (a French canton) until March 2015.
- Department: Gard — a department located in southern France in the Occitanie region (Gard inception: 1790-03-04).
- Country: France — a country in Western Europe and overseas territories (France inception entries include 843 (Treaty of Verdun / West Francia), 481 (Francia), and 1804-05-18 (First French Empire)).
- Anduze is a commune under the French territorial subdivision "commune of France" (inception: 1789).
- Alias: Andusa.
- Official municipal website: https://www.mairie-anduze.fr/
- Wikipedia article title: "Anduze".
- Wikimedia sitelink count for Anduze: 45.
- Wikidata population values (list of recorded figures provided): 3377.0; 3461.0; 3548.0; 3436.0; 3382.0; 3027.0; 2723.0; 2787.0; 2913.0; 3004.0; 3262.0; 3262.0; 3327.0; 3335.0; 3324.0; 3322.0; 3391.0. (These are the population values available in the source material.)
- Recorded population range (from provided values): minimum 2,723.0 and maximum 3,548.0.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Anduze located?
A: Anduze is a commune in the Gard department of southern France, within the arrondissement of Alès. Its coordinates are 44.053475 N, 3.986572222222222 E.

Q: What is Anduze's administrative status?
A: Anduze is an official French commune (municipality). It was part of the canton of Anduze until March 2015 and is administered within the arrondissement of Alès in the Gard department.

Q: What larger administrative divisions include Anduze?
A: Anduze is in the Gard department (Occitanie region) and the arrondissement of Alès; the commune form itself is the French municipal territorial subdivision established in 1789.

Q: What are the population figures for Anduze?
A: The source lists multiple recorded population values for Anduze, ranging from 2,723.0 to 3,548.0. Specific years are not provided in the source material.

Q: Does Anduze have an official website and online presence?
A: Yes. The official municipal website is https://www.mairie-anduze.fr/. The Wikipedia article title is "Anduze" and the entity has 45 Wikimedia sitelinks.

Q: Does Anduze have other names or aliases?
A: Yes. An alias recorded in the source material is "Andusa."

Q: When did the canton association change for Anduze?
A: The source states that Anduze belonged to the canton of Anduze until March 2015.

## Why It Matters
Anduze matters as a municipal-level administrative unit within France’s territorial organization. As a commune it represents the basic level of local government and public administration in France, carrying responsibilities for local services and community life in its territory. Its placement in the Gard department and the arrondissement of Alès situates it within the administrative and political frameworks that apply regionally in southern France (Occitanie). The recorded population figures—covering multiple measurements—show a small but stable municipal population in the low thousands, useful for demographic, planning, electoral, and local economic purposes. The presence of an official municipal website and a dedicated Wikipedia entry with 45 sitelinks indicates both an organized local administration and significant representation across languages and Wikimedia projects, which helps with accessibility of information for residents, researchers, and visitors.

## Notable For
- Being a commune in the Gard department of southern France and part of the arrondissement of Alès.
- Having been part of the canton of Anduze until administrative reorganization in March 2015.
- Recorded alias "Andusa," reflecting alternate historical or linguistic forms.
- An official municipal website at https://www.mairie-anduze.fr/.
- A documented set of population measurements spanning a range from 2,723.0 to 3,548.0.
- Broad Wikimedia representation with 45 sitelinks and a dedicated Wikipedia article titled "Anduze."

## Body

### Location and Geography
- Anduze is located in southern France within the Gard department. Gard is described in the source as a department in southern France in the Occitanie region; Gard’s inception date is recorded as 1790-03-04.
- Coordinates for Anduze are latitude 44.053475 and longitude 3.986572222222222. These coordinates place the commune within the administrative boundaries of the arrondissement of Alès.

### Administrative status and relationships
- Commune status: Anduze is a commune, the basic municipal territorial subdivision in France. The "commune of France" as a territorial subdivision has its inception dated to 1789 in the source material.
- Arrondissement: Anduze is part of the arrondissement of Alès (an arrondissement of France).
- Canton: The commune belonged to the canton of Anduze (a canton of France) until March 2015, when the source indicates that canton boundaries/associations changed.
- Department and region: Anduze sits within Gard, which the source describes as a department in southern France in the Occitanie region.

### Population and demographics
- The source provides a series of population figures associated with Anduze. The listed values are: 3377.0; 3461.0; 3548.0; 3436.0; 3382.0; 3027.0; 2723.0; 2787.0; 2913.0; 3004.0; 3262.0; 3262.0; 3327.0; 3335.0; 3324.0; 3322.0; 3391.0. No specific years are attached to each value in the provided material.
- From these figures the observed population range in the source is 2,723.0 (minimum) to 3,548.0 (maximum). The values demonstrate fluctuation in the low-thousands typical of small French communes.

### Names, identifiers and web presence
- Recorded alias: Andusa.
- Official municipal website: https://www.mairie-anduze.fr/
- Wikipedia entry: titled "Anduze".
- Wikimedia sitelink count: 45 (indicating interlanguage links and representation across Wikimedia projects).
- Wikidata description: "commune in Gard, France."

### Relationships to higher-level entities (context within France)
- Country: Anduze is located in France. The source supplies multiple inception data points for France (including 843 AD — Treaty of Verdun establishing West Francia; 481 — Francia; and 1804-05-18 — First French Empire) which provide historical context for the national entity that governs departmental and communal structures.
- Gard department: Gard is the departmental authority within which Anduze sits; Gard is characterized in the source as a southern France department in Occitanie and has an inception date of 1790-03-04.
- Arrondissement of Alès: Anduze falls under the arrondissement of Alès for sub-departmental administration.
- Canton of Anduze: Anduze was associated with the canton of Anduze until March 2015; the source identifies the canton as a French territorial unit that applied until that date.

### Historical and legal context
- Communes in France trace to the post-1789 administrative reforms; the source records the inception of the "commune of France" as +1789.
- Departmental structures (including Gard) were established in the period after the Revolution; Gard’s inception date is +1790-03-04 in the source.
- National historical markers for France included in the source (843 Treaty of Verdun; 481 Francia; 1804 First French Empire) provide the larger historical framework for French territorial evolution within which modern departments and communes like Anduze exist.

### Data provenance and documentation
- The source lists Anduze’s Wikipedia title ("Anduze"), its Wikidata description, alias, official website, coordinates, and a multi-value population series. The entity’s Wikimedia sitelink count is 45, indicating broad interlanguage coverage.
- Administrative relationships (Gard department; arrondissement of Alès; canton of Anduze until March 2015) are provided by the source and are the basis for Anduze’s current and recent administrative classification.

### Related entities (as recorded in source)
- France (country): Anduze is located within France.
- Gard (department): Anduze is in Gard, a department in southern France (Occitanie).
- Arrondissement of Alès: Anduze belongs to this arrondissement.
- Canton of Anduze: Anduze belonged to this canton until March 2015.
- Commune of France: Anduze is an instance of this territorial subdivision (inception 1789).

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