Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort (; ; ) is a commune in the

Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;department,

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, southern

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. The town has a silk museum and barracks.

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In literature

A book titled ''Divided Loyalties'' described life in the commune and the area during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

as experienced by Janet Teissier du Cros and family.

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In literature

See also