Mialet, Gard

Mialet is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Mialet
The Pont des Camisards in Mialet
Coat of arms
Location of Mialet
Mialet
Mialet
Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementAlès
CantonLa Grand-Combe
IntercommunalityGrand Alès
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Gilbert Rouanet
Area
1
30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
624
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30168 /30140
Elevation140–691 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
YearPop.±%
17931,566    
18211,437−8.2%
18461,421−1.1%
18721,171−17.6%
1901935−20.2%
1926633−32.3%
1946489−22.7%
1962427−12.7%
1968371−13.1%
1975354−4.6%
1982449+26.8%
1990511+13.8%
1999539+5.5%
2008563+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.

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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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