Mialet, Gard
| Mialet | ||
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  Mialet | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Mialet | ||
| Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E / 44.1117°N 3.9436°ECoordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E / 44.1117°N 3.9436°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-du-Gard | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Alès | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gilbert Rouanet | |
| Area1 | 30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 563 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30168 / 30140 | |
| Elevation |
140–691 m (459–2,267 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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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.
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
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mialet (Gard). |
- Le Musée du Désert website (English)
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