Gard

American

[gar] / gar /

noun

a department in S France. 2,271 sq. mi. (5,882 sq. km). Nîmes.

Gard British

/ ɡar /

noun

a department of S France, in Languedoc-Roussillon region. Capital: Nîmes. Pop: 648 522 (2003 est). Area: 5881 sq km (2294 sq miles)

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Henri Clement, of the French Beekeeping Union, told regional media outlet Ici Gard Lozere the measure was "absolutely catastrophic".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

But he also had another admission: that an official hydrologists' report into the company's historic site in the Gard department in southern France had recommended against renewing "natural mineral water" status for the company's output.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

“We were able to knock down some threes early,” Gard said, “with Bilodeau.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

Still, for the town of 3,300 people in the Gard region of southern France, it was a first.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

On a bright winter day, six months later, Joyous Gard was invested.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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