Sommières

Sommières
Vidourle and the Roman Bridge
Location of Sommières
Sommières
Sommières
Coordinates: 43°47′07″N 4°05′27″E / 43.7853°N 4.0908°E / 43.7853; 4.0908
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonCalvisson
IntercommunalityPays de Sommières
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Martinez
Area
1
10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,028
  Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30321 /30250
Elevation19–106 m (62–348 ft)
(avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sommières (French pronunciation: [sɔmjɛʁ]; Occitan: Someire) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, located at the border with the Hérault department.

It lies 22 km (14 mi) from Nîmes, 28 km (17 mi) from Montpellier.