Visit to Concoules - spring 2022Visit to Concoules - spring 2022
©Visit to Concoules - spring 2022|Stéphane Ozil

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Discover our beautiful villages, a particular architecture and an exceptional local heritage witnessing a typical Cevennes history.

Cities and villages

Typical of our country

Our villages all have their own history and architecture. Discover Vézénobres and its fig; Anduze, a tourist town at the gates of the Cevennes; St-Jean-du-Gard, the small capital of Camisard country; Génolhac, in the heart of the Cevennes National Park, and Alès, the capital of the Cevennes where life is good.

Vézénobres in the Gard at sunset. Remarkable medieval villageVézénobres in the Gard at sunset. Remarkable medieval village
©Vézénobres in the Gard at sunset. Remarkable medieval village
Vézénobres Village of character
The Gardon at AnduzeThe Gardon at Anduze
©The Gardon at Anduze
Anduze
GénolhacGénolhac
©Génolhac|Olivier Prohin
Génolhac medieval village at the foot of Mont Lozère
Saint Jean du GardDive on the Gardon and its mountainous environment in Saint-Jean-du-Gard, village considered as the pearl of the Cevennes, in the department of Gard in Occitanie region, France.
©Dive on the Gardon and its mountainous environment in Saint-Jean-du-Gard, village considered as the pearl of the Cevennes, in the department of Gard in Occitanie region, France.|didier Salou
Saint Jean du Gard
River Gardon at Alès, GardRiver Gardon at Alès, Gard
©River Gardon at Alès, Gard
Alès, the city’s must-sees

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Accompanied by a guide
Mine Témoin AlèsMine Témoin Alès
©Mine Témoin Alès|Service communication Alès Agglomération

    The mining past

    History and local culture

    In the Cevennes, the history of coal mining is almost a thousand years old and several cultural places pay tribute to it today.

    Go and discover this mining past through the Mine Témoin and the Maison du mineur.

    An exceptional heritage

    History and architecture
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