Allègre-les-Fumades
Allègre-les-Fumades
Alègre (Occitan) | |
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The church in Allègre-les-Fumades | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Allègre-les-Fumades | |
Allègre-les-Fumades Allègre-les-Fumades | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′01″N 4°14′47″E / 44.2003°N 4.2464°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Alès |
| Canton | Rousson |
| Intercommunality | Cèze Cévennes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Geneviève Coste[1] |
Area 1 | 24.59 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,002 |
| • Density | 40.75/km2 (105.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30008 /30500 |
| Elevation | 115–381 m (377–1,250 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| Website | allegre-les-fumades.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Allègre-les-Fumades (French pronunciation: [alɛɡʁ le fymad]; Occitan: Alègre, before 1998: Allègre)[3] is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is located northeast of Alès.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 563 | — |
| 1975 | 577 | +0.35% |
| 1982 | 581 | +0.10% |
| 1990 | 623 | +0.88% |
| 1999 | 616 | −0.13% |
| 2007 | 734 | +2.21% |
| 2012 | 816 | +2.14% |
| 2017 | 902 | +2.02% |
| 2023 | 1,002 | +1.77% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights and monuments
- Château d'Allègre: ruined castle, protected since 1997 as a monument historique.[5]
Notable people linked to the commune
- Daniel Féret (born 1944), politician (founder of Front national in Belgium) and doctor, works at the thermal springs centre in Fumades.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Décret du 30 novembre 1998 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Ruines du château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Éloïse Levesque (25 September 2015). "Daniel Féret, le sulfureux médecin des Thermes des Fumades". objectifgard.com (in French).
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