Collias
Collias is a commune with 1044 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Gard of the Languedoc -Roussillon region.
Geography
Collias is on the river Gardon. The community is located 25 kilometers north- east of Nîmes and 40 km west of Avignon. In the vicinity of the towns of Uzès Collias lie in nine and Remoulins seven miles away.
History
The earliest traces of human life are the paintings in the cave Bayol that are almost 20,000 years old. The name of the place goes back to Roman times. He was discovered on a stele dating from the 2nd century in the former Roman temple which later became a hermitage. This chapel, which bears the name Notre Dame de Laval, was recently restored. In addition, there was during the Roman period, the oppidum La Castre, from which one could overlook the river Gardon. In the Middle Ages the castle was Castellas and also the village had protective walls that today, however, no longer exist. As the place in the 16th century was part of the reign of Montpezat, he appeared on maps under the name Montpezat- les- Uzes. During the religious wars of the followers of the Catholic Holy League in 1588 had to capitulate. Until the mid-19th century the village was an important center of silk production. 1833, the suspension bridge was opened over the Gardon. Later Collias was one of the first electrified villages in France. From 1920 the new stone bridge was built.
Culture and sights
- Hermitage ( built from the remains of a Gallo - Roman temple chapel )
- Old Mill
- Former water and power plant in the village ( from 1889 in operation)
- Bridge of Collias ( 1920 to 1923 built )
- Chemin de la Torte, a former access road to the neighboring cabrières
- Saint-Vincent church from the 19th century
- The Gorges du Gardon, the gorge of the River Gardon
Traffic
In 14 km Distance to City the driveway Remoulins located off the A9.