Alès
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Alès is a town in southern France, located in the Gard department, that serves as a subprefecture (an administrative center below the level of the main prefecture). The town was officially renamed from "Alais" to "Alès" in 1926.
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Place details
- Locality
- Alès
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 42,410
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Alès () is a commune and subprefecture in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. Until 1926, it was officially known as Alais.
==Geography== Alès lies north-northwest of Nîmes, on the left bank of the river Gardon d'Alès, which half surrounds it. It is located at the foot of the Cévennes, near the Cévennes National Park. Alès station has rail connections to Nîmes, Mende and Clermont-Ferrand.