Les Mages
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Rousson | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 14 ′ N , 4 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 138-485 m | |
| surface | 12.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,074 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 163 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30960 | |
| INSEE code | 30152 | |
Les Mages is a French commune with 2,074 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department of the Occitania region . Les Mages belongs to the arrondissement of Alès and the canton of Rousson (until 2015: canton of Saint-Ambroix ).
geography
Les Mages is located about 14 kilometers northeast of Alès on the Auzonnet . Les Mages is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Molières-sur-Cèze in the north and north-west, Saint-Ambroix in the north and north-east, Potelières in the east, Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas in the south-east, Rousson in the south and south-west and Saint-Jean-de -Valériscle to the west.
history
In the first half of the 19th century, the village was an economic center with its numerous silk spinning mills and other workshops (glass factory, etc.). However, by 1850 almost all institutions closed their doors.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1051 | 1145 | 1127 | 1275 | 1497 | 1511 | 1742 | 2074 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
