Robiac-Rochessadoule
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | Rousson | |
| Community association | Cèze Cévennes | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 17 ′ N , 4 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 147-628 m | |
| surface | 10.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 840 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30160 | |
| INSEE code | 30216 | |
 Robiac train station |
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Robiac-Rochessadoule is a French commune with 840 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), which is in the Gard department ( Occitania region ).
geography
The municipality essentially consists of three villages, namely Robiac and Le Buis, located in the valley of the Cèze river at approx. 150 m , and Rochessadoule ( 240 m ) at an altitude . Geographically, Robiac-Rochessadoule is at the foot of the Cevennes .
history
Robiac was an important railway junction until the middle of the 19th century, connecting the line to Le Teil (via Vogüé ) in the Ardèche department with the Alès - Bessèges line of the SNCF (still in service today) and the line to the coal mines of La Valette.
Bessèges , which was a hamlet of Robiac, was split off from Robiac in the middle of the 19th century due to its economic importance and made the capital of the canton.
After underground coal was mined industrially in the municipality in the 19th and 20th centuries, the population increased sharply.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1897 | 1456 | 1045 | 981 | 808 | 793 | 830 | 840 |
Attractions
- Church as the rest of the former Saint Andéol abbey with painting by Xavier Sigalon
- Château de Montalet
- Château de Portes
