Country France Department Gard Canton Saint-Jean-du-Gard Area 41.64 km² | Region Occitanie Arrondissement Alès Population (2008) 2,671 Local time Tuesday 9:45 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 66% Humidity Points of interest Train à vapeur des Cévennes, Association Sentiers Vagabonds, Face au Gardon | ||
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Saint-Jean-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Map of 30270 Saint-Jean-du-Gard, France
History
This city of the Cévennes, first mentioned in a 12th-century papal bull (San Johannis de Gardonnenca cum villa), was very much influenced by Protestantism in the 16th century and became the Mecca of the camisards' resistance.
Thanks to the silk industry, the village experienced a period of prosperity that lasted from the 19th century to the 20th century. This city now owes much of its economy to tourism. A heritage railway runs from Saint-Jean-du-Gard to Anduze with a stop at the Bambouseraie de Prafrance, which attracts 150,000 tourists a year.
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