Alès is a commune in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the Gard department. It was formerly known as Alais.
Alès lies 25 m. N.N.W. of Nîmes, on the left bank of the Gardon River, which half surrounds it. It is located at the foot of the Cévennes, near the Cévennes National Park.
In the 16th century Alès was an important Huguenot centre. In 1629 the town was taken by Louis XIII, and by the Pea...
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Alès is a commune in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the Gard department. It was formerly known as Alais.
Alès lies 25 m. N.N.W. of Nîmes, on the left bank of the Gardon River, which half surrounds it. It is located at the foot of the Cévennes, near the Cévennes National Park.
In the 16th century Alès was an important Huguenot centre. In 1629 the town was taken by Louis XIII, and by the Peace of Alais the Huguenots gave up their right to places de sûreté (garrison towns) and other privileges. A bishopric was established there in 1694 but suppressed in 1790.
Historical population: 18,987 inhabitants in 1906.
Alès is the center of a mining district and hosts the École des mines d'Alès.
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1911):
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1911):
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