Mialet, Gard
Mialet is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Mialet | |
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 The Pont des Camisards in Mialet | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mialet 
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  Mialet  Mialet | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Alès |
| Canton | La Grand-Combe |
| Intercommunality | Grand Alès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gilbert Rouanet |
| Area 1 | 30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 624 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30168 /30140 |
| Elevation | 140–691 m (459–2,267 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies close to Alès and Saint-Jean-du-Gard.
The commune includes the hamlet of Mas Soubeyran, centre of the Protestant resistance during the 16th century.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,566 | — |
| 1821 | 1,437 | −8.2% |
| 1846 | 1,421 | −1.1% |
| 1872 | 1,171 | −17.6% |
| 1901 | 935 | −20.2% |
| 1926 | 633 | −32.3% |
| 1946 | 489 | −22.7% |
| 1962 | 427 | −12.7% |
| 1968 | 371 | −13.1% |
| 1975 | 354 | −4.6% |
| 1982 | 449 | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 511 | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 539 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 563 | +4.5% |
Sights
- Bridge, the Pont des camisards
- Mas Soubeyran, known for its annual Protestant gatherings
Personalities
Rolland, or Rolland Laporte, from his real name Pierre Laporte, born 3 January 1680, died 14 April 1704, was a Camisard chief in the Cévennes, nicknamed «le Général des enfants de Dieu» (general of the children of God). His birth house is now the Musée du Désert.
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mialet (Gard). |
- Le Musée du Désert website (in English)
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