Mialet, Gard Explained

Mialet
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Mialet (30).svg
Arrondissement:Alès
Canton:La Grand-Combe
Insee:30168
Postal Code:30140
Mayor:Jack Verriez[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Alès Agglomération
Coordinates:44.1117°N 3.9436°W
Elevation M:165
Elevation Min M:140
Elevation Max M:691
Area Km2:30.76

Mialet (in French pronounced as /mjalɛ/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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. 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.[2]

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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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: The progress of the war 1702-1704. 2022-02-04. Musée protestant.