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Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge (; oc, Senta Cecília d'Andòrge) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Geography The commune or Sainte Cécile d'Andorge is sparsely populated. It lies at the extreme north of the department of Gard, forming part of the border with Lozère. Its river, the Andorge here joins the larger Gardon d'Alès (sometimes known as the Long Valley) whose sources lie further up the valley in Lozère. The waters flow through this long cevenol valley through the former mining village of la Grand-Combe and down to the flatter land at Alès. Population Coal This was a coal mining area, with important collieries of high-grade coal both in this valley and at Portes. These mines closed in 1973. Railroads There are three notable railways in the commune, one in operation, one under reconstruction and one defunct. Dams The waters of the Gardon d'Alès have been tamed by two dams forming two reservoirs. The first, the Barrage de Camboix, was a hydro-elect ... [...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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La Grand-Combe
La Grand-Combe (; oc, La Grand Comba) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Geography The town lies on the opposite bank of the river Gardon d'Alès from Les Salles-du-Gardon. It is 13 km upstream and north of Alès in the Cevennes gardoises. Climate La Grand-Combe has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in La Grand-Combe is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in La Grand-Combe was on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012. Etymology In French "combe" is a feminine noun derived from the Celtic noun ''cumba'' meaning valley. The feminine form of the adjective grand would suggest the use of a final "''e''", but here it uses the archaic form derived directly from Latin- this ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Gard Department
This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. *CA * * |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligne De Saint-Germain-des-Fossés à Nîmes-Courbessac
The ''ligne'' ( ), or line or Paris line, is a historic unit of length used in France and elsewhere prior to the adoption of the metric system in the late 18th century, and used in various sciences after that time. The ''loi du 19 frimaire an VIII'' (Law of 10 December 1799) states that one metre is equal to exactly 443.296 French lines. It is vestigially retained today by French and Swiss watchmakers to measure the size of watch casings, in button making and in ribbon manufacture. Current use Watchmaking There are 12 ''lignes'' to one French inch (''pouce''). The standardized conversion for a ligne is 2.2558291 mm (1 mm = 0.443296 ''ligne''), and it is abbreviated with the letter L or represented by the triple prime, . One ligne is the equivalent of 0.0888 international inch. This is comparable in size to the British measurement called "line Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Révolution Industrielle
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like ''liberté, égalité, fraternité'' reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day. Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the ''Ancien Régime'' proved unable to manage. In May 1789, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General, which was converted into a National Assembly in June. Continuing unrest culminated in the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Assembly, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portes
Portes may refer to: Places France * Antheuil-Portes, in the Oise ''department'' * Les Portes-en-Ré, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' *Portes-en-Valdaine, in the Drôme ''département'' *Portes, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' *Portes, Gard, in the Gard ''département'' * Portes-lès-Valence, in the Drôme ''département'' * , Bénonces, Ain; the third oldest Carthusian monastery Greece *Portes, Achaea, a village in the southwestern part of Achaea *Portes, Aegina, a village on the island of Aegina * Portes, Arcadia, a village in Arcadia * Portes, Chalkidiki, a village in the municipality Nea Propontida, Chalkidiki *Portes islets off Paros, site of the MS ''Express Samina'' disaster * Portes (game), one of 3 sub-games in the Greek tables game of Tavli People * Alain Portes (born 1961), French handball player * Alejandro Portes, Cuban-American sociologist * Andrea Portes, American novelist * Gil Portes, Filipino filmmaker * Jonathan Portes (born 1966), British-Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Julien-des-Points
Saint-Julien-des-Points (; oc, Sent Julien) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories ... References Saintjuliendespoints {{Lozère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vernarède
La Vernarède (; oc, La Vernareda) is a commune in the Gard department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in southern France. Population See also * Communes of the Gard department References Communes of Gard {{Gard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamborigaud
Chamborigaud (; oc, Chambonrigaud) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The village is known for its stunning viaduct, designed by Charles Dombre, the construction of which ended in 1867. Unlike most other bridges of this type, the curve of the Viaduct of Chamborigaud faces upstream. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail, which passes through Chamborigaud. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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