Alès
commune in Gard, Occitanie, France
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Alès is a commune of France[1]. Alès ranks in the top 0.56% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,273 views/month, #174 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Alès-Nord-Est[3], canton of Alès-Ouest[4], canton of Alès-Sud-Est[5], Gard[6], arrondissement of Alès[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Head of government: Max Roustan[9]
- Shares border with: Cendras[10], Saint-Christol-lez-Alès[11], Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas[12], Saint-Jean-du-Pin[13], Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues[14], Saint-Privat-des-Vieux[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Kilmarnock[16], Herstal[17], Bílina[18], Santa Coloma de Gramenet[19]
- Postal code: 30100[20]
- Commons category: Alès[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22], UTC+02:00[23]
- Significant event: Siege of Alès[24]
- Official website: http://www.alescevennes.fr[25], https://www.ales.fr[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alès[27]
- Email address: mailto:contact@ville-ales.fr[28]
- Population: 40,711[29], 39,535[30], 40,520[31], 41,129[32], 40,219[33], 40,802[34], 42,818[35], 44,245[36], 43,268[37], 41,037[38], 39,346[39], 39,943[40], 40,851[41], 41,837[42]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Alès[43]
- Phone number: +33-4-66-56-11-00[44]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], Slovník naučný[49]
- Capital of: arrondissement of Alès[50], canton of Alès-Nord-Est[51], canton of Alès-Ouest[52], canton of Alès-Sud-Est[53], canton of Alès-3[54], canton of Alès-2[55], canton of Alès-1[56], Cevena Llenguadociana[57]
- Official name: Alès[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Alès include Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport[59], an airport[60], in France[61], founded in 1931[62].
Why It Matters
Alès has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Alès is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Alès include Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport[59], an airport[60], in France[61], founded in 1931[62].