Allègre-les-Fumades (; , before 1998: ''Allègre'') 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 in the
Occitania
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region
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in
Southern France
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. It is located northeast of
Alès
Alès () is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. Until 1926, i ...
castle
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, protected since 1997 as a ''
monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
''.
Notable people linked to the commune
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Daniel Féret
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(born 1944), politician (founder of Front national in Belgium) and doctor, works at the thermal springs centre in Fumades.
See also
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Communes of the Gard department
This is a list of the 350 communes of the Gard department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Gard
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