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Mialet, Gard

Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E / 44.1117°N 3.9436°E / 44.1117; 3.9436
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Mialet
The Pont des Camisards in Mialet
The Pont des Camisards in Mialet
Coat of arms of Mialet
Location of Mialet
Map
Mialet is located in France
Mialet
Mialet
Mialet is located in Occitanie
Mialet
Mialet
Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E / 44.1117°N 3.9436°E / 44.1117; 3.9436
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementAlès
CantonLa Grand-Combe
IntercommunalityAlès Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jack Verriez[1]
Area
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30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
626
 • 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.

Mialet (French pronunciation: [mjalɛ]; Occitan: Mialet) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

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. It houses the Musée du Désert, dedicated to the history of Protestantism in France.

History

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The town's entire population was expelled by French troops on 1 April 1703, during the War of the Camisards.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 371—    
1975 354−0.67%
1982 449+3.45%
1990 511+1.63%
1999 539+0.59%
2009 575+0.65%
2014 602+0.92%
2020 623+0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • Bridge, the Pont des camisards
  • Mas Soubeyran, known for its annual Protestant gatherings

Notable residents

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The progress of the war 1702-1704". Musée protestant. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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