Flaux

Flaux
Flaux
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Flaux
	Flaux Location within France Flaux Location within Occitanie
	Coordinates: 44°01′17″N 4°30′16″E / 44.0214°N 4.5044°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Uzès
Intercommunality	Pays d'Uzès
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Juvin
Area 1	10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Highest elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Lowest elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population (2023)	336
• Density	31.5/km2 (81.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30110 /30700
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flaux (French pronunciation: [flo]; Occitan: Flaus) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

The municipality is located at a distance of about 570 km south of Paris, 70 km northeast of Montpellier, and 24 km northeast of Nîmes.

History

Until 2015, the municipality was part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Since 1 January 2016, it has belonged to the newly merged region of Occitania.

Economy

In 2022, out of 196 people of working age (15–64), 146 were economically active and 50 were inactive (activity rate 74.5%). Of the 146 active residents, 128 were employed, while 18 were unemployed. Among the inactive population, 5.6% were pupils, students or unpaid trainees, 10.7% were retirees or pre-retirees, and 9.2% were inactive for other reasons.

In 2021, the municipality had 148 taxable households, comprising 335 people in those households, with a median disposable income of €24,120 per consumption unit.