Allègre-les-Fumades
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Rousson | |
| Community association | Cèze Cévennes | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 12 ′ N , 4 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 115-381 m | |
| surface | 24.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 902 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30500 | |
| INSEE code | 30008 | |
| Website | allegre-les-fumades.fr/ | |
 Allègre-les-Fumades castle ruins |
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Allègre-les-Fumades is a French commune with 902 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region . Allègre-les-Fumades belongs to the Arrondissement of Alès and the canton of Rousson (until 2015: canton of Saint-Ambroix ).
geography
Allègre-les-Fumades is located about 16 kilometers northeast of Alès on the Auzonnet . The Cèze limits the municipality to the north. Allègre-les-Fumades is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Denis in the north, Rivières in the northeast, Fons-sur-Lussan in the east, Bouquet in the southeast, Navacelles in the south, Servas in the southwest, Rousson and Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas in the West and Potelières in the north-west.
history
A Celtic oppidum can be found here from prehistoric times. The former castle of Allègre indicates the importance of the settlement in the Middle Ages.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 588 | 563 | 577 | 581 | 623 | 616 | 713 | 902 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Félix church in Boisson
- Allègre castle ruins from the 12th century, monument historique since 1997
