Mialet, Gard
Commune in Occitania, France
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Mialet (French pronunciation: [mjalɛ]; Occitan: Mialet) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Mialet | |
|---|---|
The Pont des Camisards in Mialet | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mialet | |
  Mialet Location within France  Mialet Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 3°56′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Alès |
| Canton | La Grand-Combe |
| Intercommunality | Alès Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jack Verriez[1] |
Area 1 | 30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 628 |
| • Density | 20.4/km2 (52.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30168 /30140 |
| Elevation | 140–691 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. It houses the Musée du Désert, dedicated to the history of Protestantism in France.
History
The town's entire population was expelled by French troops on 1 April 1703, during the War of the Camisards.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 371 | — |
| 1975 | 354 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 449 | +3.45% |
| 1990 | 511 | +1.63% |
| 1999 | 539 | +0.59% |
| 2007 | 558 | +0.43% |
| 2012 | 592 | +1.19% |
| 2017 | 624 | +1.06% |
| 2023 | 628 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
- Bridge, the Pont des camisards
- Mas Soubeyran, known for its annual Protestant gatherings
