Collias
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Redessan | |
| Community association | Pont du Gard | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 57 ' N , 4 ° 29' E | |
| height | 20-212 m | |
| surface | 20.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,090 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30210 | |
| INSEE code | 30085 | |
| Website | www.mairie-collias.fr | |
 View over the village |
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Collias is a French commune with 1090 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitanie region .
geography
Collias is located on the Gardon River and its tributary Alzon , which flows into it here. The municipality is located 25 kilometers northeast of Nîmes and 40 kilometers west of Avignon . In the vicinity of Collias, the towns of Uzès are nine and Remoulins are eleven kilometers away.
history
The earliest human traces are the paintings in Bayol Cave, which are almost 20,000 years old. The name of the place goes back to Roman times. It was discovered on a stele from the 2nd century in the former Roman temple, which later became a hermitage. This chapel, named Notre Dame de Laval , has recently been restored. There was also the oppidum La Castre during Roman times , from which one could overlook the Gardon River .
The castle of Le Castellas was built in the Middle Ages and the village also had protective walls, which no longer exist today. When the place was part of the rule of Montpezat in the 16th century , it appeared on maps under the name Montpezat-les-Uzès . During the Wars of Religion , the supporters of the Catholic Holy League had to surrender in 1588. Until the middle of the 19th century the village became an important center of silk production. In 1833 the suspension bridge over the Gardon was inaugurated. Later, Collias was one of the first electrified villages in France. The new stone bridge was built from 1920.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 508 | 520 | 510 | 617 | 756 | 829 | 992 | 1090 |
Culture and sights
- Hermitage (chapel built from the remains of a Gallo-Roman temple)
- Old Mill
- Former water and electricity company in the village (in operation from 1889)
- Collias Bridge (built between 1920 and 1923)
- Chemin de la Torte , former access road to the neighboring town of Cabrières
- 19th century Saint-Vincent church
- Gorges du Gardon , the gorge of the Gardon river
traffic
The Remoulins slip road to the A9 is 14 kilometers from the village .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Information on the website of the association of local authorities ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
