The Gard is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019; its prefecture is Nîmes. The department is named after the river Gardon. From Wikipedia
Officials caution that near‑stationary cells could unleash extreme rainfall totals, prompting a rare one‑day delay to the school start in Bouches‑du‑Rhône and the Var.