Saint-Paul-la-Coste
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Alès | |
| Canton | La Grand-Combe | |
| Community association | Alès agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ' N , 3 ° 58' E | |
| height | 168-680 m | |
| surface | 18.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 285 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30480 | |
| INSEE code | 30291 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-paul-la-coste.fr/ | |
 View of the Cevennes above Saint-Paul-la-Coste |
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Saint-Paul-la-Coste is a French commune with 285 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Alès and is part of the canton of La Grand-Combe (until 2015: canton of Alès-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Paulains .
geography
Saint-Paul-la-Coste is located on the Galeizon in the Cevennes and about nine kilometers west-northwest of Alès . Saint-Paul-la-Coste is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-de-Boubaux in the north and north-west, Soustelle in the north-east, Cendras in the east, Saint-Jean-du-Pin in the south-east, and Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille in the South as well as Mialet in the south and west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 234 | 184 | 194 | 172 | 193 | 220 | 264 | 298 |
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Attractions
The entire village belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage "Mediterranean Shepherd Landscapes of the Causse and Cevennes"
- catholic church from the 12th century
- Protestant church from the 18th century
- Ruins of Mandajors Castle from the 12th century with chapel, destroyed in 1703 during the Wars of Religion
- Old Mill
