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Alès (French: ⓘ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. Until 1926, it was officially known as Alais.
Alès (prononcé / a. l ɛ s /) est une commune française située dans le nord du département du Gard, en région Occitanie. Souvent considérée comme la « capitale » des Cévennes [2], elle est le siège d'une des deux sous-préfectures du Gard.
- Musée-Bibliothèque Pierre-André-Benoit. In a scruffy western suburb of Alès is a museum founded by the art publisher Pierre-André Benoit, who was friends with some of the most acclaimed artists of the day.
- Mine Témoin d’Alès. The Cévennes was a heartland for coal-mining from the middle ages up to the 1980s by which time production had completely stopped.
- Le Musée Minéralogique. At the École des Mines, which was once a mining college but is now an engineering university, there’s a whole museum dedicated to minerals and rocks.
- Musée du Colombier. In an 18th-century mansion complete with a formal garden and a cute dovecote is one of those out-of-the-way small town museums that you may have completely to yourself when you call in.
Alès, ville 4 fleurs pour la qualité de son cadre de vie. Une capitale dynamique et accueillante, riche de son patrimoine historique et de la diversité.
The welcoming town of Alès is the gateway to the Cévennes, with a rich mining past. Discover its pleasant floral areas and monuments, such as the cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, the Vauban fort, the town hall or the old bishop's palace.
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- Cathedral Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- Tourist Office of Alès
Alès, a city with 4 flowers for the quality of its living environment. A dynamic and welcoming capital, rich in its historical heritage and the diversity
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