Mialet, Gard

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

Mialet
The Pont des Camisards in Mialet
The Pont des Camisards in Mialet
Coat of arms of Mialet
Location of Mialet
Mialet is located in France
Mialet
Mialet
Mialet is located in Occitanie
Mialet
Mialet
Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementAlès
CantonLa Grand-Combe
IntercommunalityAlès Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jack Verriez[1]
Area
1
30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
623
  Density20/km2 (52/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.

History

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

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

Notable residents

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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "The progress of the war 1702-1704". Musée protestant. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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