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Alès
Alès (; oc, Alès) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as ''Alais''. Geography Alès lies north-northwest of Nîmes, on the left bank of the river Gardon d'Alès, which half surrounds it. It is located at the foot of the Cévennes, near the Cévennes National Park. Alès station has rail connections to Nîmes, Mende and Clermont-Ferrand. History Alès may be the modern successor of Arisitum, where, in about 570, Sigebert, King of Austrasia, created a bishopric. In his campaign against the Visigoths, the Merovingian king Theudebert I (533–548) conquered part of the territory of the Diocese of Nîmes. His later successor Sigebert set up the new diocese, comprising fifteen parishes in the area controlled by the Franks, which included a number of towns to the north of the Cevenne: Alès, Le Vigan, Arre, Arrigas, Meyrueis, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Anduze, and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alès Cathedral
Alès Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Alès) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and located in the town of Alès in the department of Gard, France. It has been a ''monument historique'' since 9 May 1914. Alès was formerly a centre of the Huguenots and was taken only after a long siege by Louis XIII in 1627. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alès was established here in 1694, at which time the construction of the cathedral began, but was not restored after the French Revolution: by the Concordat of 1801 its parishes were divided between the dioceses of Avignon and Mende. Alès and its cathedral lie near the start of The Regordane Way The Regordane Way is the southernmost section of the historical route that links Paris to Lower Languedoc and the Camargue. It runs from Le Puy-en-Velay, south west of St Etienne to Saint-Gilles-du-Gard to the south west of Nîmes, a distance of 211 ..., or St. Gilles Trail, an ancient road and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alès Agglomération
Alès Agglomération is the '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Alès. It is located in the Gard department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2013 by the merger of the former ''Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Alès'' with 3 former '' communautés de communes'' and 5 other communes. It was further expanded with 3 other ''communautés de communes'' in January 2017. Its seat is in Alès. Its population was 129,157 in 2017, of which 40,219 in Alès proper.Comparateur de territoire Insee. Accessed 18 November 2020. ...
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Gardon D'Alès
The Gardon d'Alès is a tributary of the Gardon in the Lozère and Gard departments, France. It is long. Its source is in the Cévennes near Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue. It flows through the town Alès Alès (; oc, Alès) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as ''Alais''. Geography Alès lies north-northwest of Nîmes, on t ... and joins the Gardon near Ners. References Rivers of France Rivers of Lozère Rivers of Gard Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Alès-1
The canton of Alès-1 is an administrative division of the Gard department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Alès. It consists of the following communes: #Alès (partly) #Anduze #Bagard # Boisset-et-Gaujac # Générargues # Ribaute-les-Tavernes #Saint-Christol-lès-Alès Saint-Christol-lès-Alès (, literally ''Saint-Christol near Alès''; oc, Sent Cristòu d'Alès) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Climate Temperatures reached 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès ... # Saint-Jean-du-Pin References Cantons of Gard {{Gard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Alès-2
The canton of Alès-2 is an administrative division of the Gard department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Alès. It consists of the following communes: #Alès (partly) # Belvézet # Bouquet # Brouzet-lès-Alès #Fons-sur-Lussan # Lussan #Mons # Les Plans #Saint-Just-et-Vacquières # Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues #Saint-Privat-des-Vieux # Salindres # Servas #Seynes #Vallérargues Vallérargues (; oc, Valerargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 Communes of France, communes of the Gard Departments of France, depar ... References Cantons of Gard {{Gard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Alès-3
The canton of Alès-3 is an administrative division of the Gard department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Alès. It consists of the following communes: #Alès (partly) #Castelnau-Valence # Deaux # Euzet # Martignargues # Méjannes-lès-Alès # Monteils # Saint-Césaire-de-Gauzignan # Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm #Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas # Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton # Saint-Jean-de-Ceyrargues #Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille #Vézénobres Vézénobres (; oc, Vesenòbre) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. History Vézénobres is a medieval town that is known for the intense religious wars that lasted a few centuries. It was home to many Protestant leaders, ... References Cantons of Gard {{Gard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anduze
Anduze (; oc, Andusa) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.Anduze", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. II, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 24 . The village is at the foot of the Cevennes range, in the limestone plateau of the Languedoc scrublands. History The lordship of Anduze which was established in the early 10th century was one of the oldest and most powerful of Languedoc. Coining money, the family Anduze reigned as the supreme house of the Cevennes. The lords of the House Anduze were the titled Marquis of Gothia and Prince of Anduze and were allied to the counts of Toulouse and participated in the crusade against the Albigensians in 1266, it was related to the crown of France. It counted among its branches of the houses of Sauve, Roquefeuil (still existing), Sommieres, and Cayla Thoiras. Anduze was the cradle of French sericulture from late 13th century. The city then became the regional center of trading in silk and wool. It had u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ales Fountain , a French association football (soccer) club based in Alès
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Ales may refer to: Places * Alès, a town and commune in southern France * Ales, Sardinia, a small town in the province of Oristano on Sardinia in Italy People with the surname * Alexander Ales (1500–1565), Scottish theologian * Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913), a Czech painter * John Ales (born 1969), American actor Other uses * Aleš, a common Slavic given name * Ale, a fermented alcoholic beverage * Ales (automobile), a 1920s Japanese automobile * Ales Groupe, a French cosmetics company * Olympique Alès Olympique Alès is a French association football club founded in 1923, based in the commune of Alès. The Cévennes club currently plays in Championnat National 3 the fifth division of the French football league system. The club in the past h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,561 (2019). Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when the city had a population of 50,000–60,000 and was the regional capital. Several famous monuments are in Nîmes, such as the Arena of Nîmes and the Maison Carrée. Because of this, Nîmes is often referred to as the "French Rome". Origins Nimes is situated where the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River abuts the hills of Mont Duplan to the northeast, Montaury to the southwest, and to the west Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc. Its name appears in inscriptions in Gaulish as ''dede matrebo Namausikabo'' ("he has given to the mothers of Nîmes") and "''toutios Namausatis''" ("citizen of Nîmes"). Nemausus w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alès Station
Alès station is a railway station serving the town Alès, Gard department, southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... It lies on the railway line from Clermont-Ferrand to Nîmes. The station is served by regional trains to Clermont-Ferrand, Mende and Nîmes. TER Occitanie, accessed 9 June 2022. References External links * Railway stations i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-du-Gard
Saint-Jean-du-Gard ( oc, Sant Joan de Gardonenca) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. History This city of the Cévennes, first mentioned in a 12th-century papal bull (''San Johannis de Gardonnenca cum villa''), was very much influenced by Protestantism in the 16th century and became the Mecca of the camisards' resistance. Thanks to the silk industry, the village experienced a period of prosperity that lasted from the 19th century to the 20th century. This city now owes much of its economy to tourism. A heritage railway runs from Saint-Jean-du-Gard to Anduze with a stop at the Bambouseraie de Prafrance, which attracts 150,000 tourists a year. The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson reached the town on 3 October 1878, as recounted in his book ''Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes''. Here he sold his donkey Modestine, and took a stagecoach to Alès: The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following Stevenson's appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cévennes
The Cévennes ( , ; oc, Cevenas) is a cultural region and range of mountains in south-central France, on the south-east edge of the Massif Central. It covers parts of the ''départements'' of Ardèche, Gard, Hérault and Lozère. Rich in geographical, natural, and cultural significance, portions of the region are protected within the Cévennes National Park, the Cévennes Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO), as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape. The area has been inhabited since 400,000 BCE and has numerous megaliths which were erected beginning around 2500 BCE. As an agriculturally-rich area, but not a suitable location for cities, the Cévennes developed a wide diversity of pastoral systems, including transhumance. The irrigation and road networks put in place in the early Middle Ages for these pastoral systems are still in use today. The name ''Cévennes'' comes from the Gaulish ''Cebenna.'' As of 1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
