Aramon, Gard

Aramon (French pronunciation: [aʁamɔ̃]; Occitan: Aramon) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near Avignon.

Aramon was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and inventor of the Pitot tube, and Shirine Boukli (b.

International footballer Younès Belhanda was born in nearby Avignon and raised in Aramon.

From 1977 until 2016, a thermal power station was operated in Aramon by EDF.

The chimney of the former facility was 252 metres tall, the highest in Europe and one of the tallest structures in France.