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La Grand-Combe

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Municipality of more than 5,000 inhabitants, in the Gard, in the Occitanie region, La Grand-Combe takes place about sixty kilometers from Nîmes and its famous ancient arenas. It is located on the banks of the Gardon d'Alès, not far from Portes, Alès or Soustelle.

Former, the municipality of La Grand-Combe has mainly developed around the exploitation of its coal basin. After experiencing a significant boom in the 19th century, it saw its wells close one after the other in the 1970s following competition from other sources of energy such as oil or nuclear.

La Grand-Combe has preserved from this past a large number of sites to discover during a stay in the region.

Geographical information

MunicipalityLa Grand-Combe
Postcode30110
Latitude44.2107770 (N 44° 12’ 39”)
Longitude4.0299400 (E 4° 1’ 48”)
AltitudeFrom 169m to 623m
Surface area12.01 km²
Population5029 inhabitants
Density418 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureNîmes (59 km, 1:04)
Insee code30132
IntercommunalityCA Alès Agglomération
DepartmentGard
TerritoryLanguedoc-Roussillon
RegionOccitanie

Nearest cities & towns

Les Salles-du-Gardon1 km (4 min)
Branoux-les-Taillades4.2 km (8 min)
Laval-Pradel4.8 km (12 min)
Soustelle8.1 km (18 min)
Cendras8.6 km (12 min)
Le Martinet9.5 km (13 min)
Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge9.6 km (12 min)
Portes10.7 km (15 min)
Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet12.5 km (18 min)
Saint-Julien-des-Points12.5 km (19 min)
Lamelouze12.5 km (21 min)
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues12.7 km (15 min)
Alès13.5 km (16 min)
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers15.1 km (17 min)

Things to see and do

Built in the mid-19th century in the style of churches in eastern France, the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a beautiful sandstone building. Built by the Compagnie des Mines, it is the largest Catholic church in the department with its metal-framed nave. The site also has a bell tower in front with a four-sided stone spire which rises to more than fifty meters in height. Not far away, it is also possible to admire the chapel of the Levade or the temple of Trescol, also erected by the Compagnie des Mines.

La Grand-Combe has preserved many vestiges of its mining past. La Maison du Mineur allows us to retrace this history with a very interesting retrospective of what the work and daily life of minors was like in the past. In this impressive red brick structure, you can discover collections of tools, equipment, fossils or even the reconstruction of a miner's habitat. Do not miss the pretty collection of mining lamps either. Not far away, it is possible to discover the headframe of the Puits Ricard, now classified as an historic monument, you will see the washroom in which the miners hung their clothes or the room of the electric machines. Dating from the mid-1930s, the latter reveals a true concentrate of engineering that is absolutely unique in Europe.

Composed of ten stalls, the museum of ancient crafts reveals the lives of our ancestors in more than 600 m² of space. A screening room for old films completes this return to the past.

Dinopedia-Parc opens its doors to lovers of Prehistory. During a ride in the little train, you can discover a unique forest of fossils or even fifty dinosaurs including more than thirty animated in real size. The youngest will be able to orient themselves towards the excavation area which introduces them to archaeological techniques or to the baby park for an immersion with baby dinosaurs. A cinema completes the offer of this fun park.

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Events and festivities

Weather

Tuesday 19 march
Min. 10°C - Max. 20°C
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Wednesday 20 march
Min. 8°C - Max. 18°C
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Thursday 21 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 22°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Accompanied all-terrain electric scooter ride
Nature and the great outdoors28 € to 55 € Alès (12.8 km)
Canyoning in the Chassezac Gorges
Sports sensations50 € to 55 € Allègre-les-Fumades (16.1 km)
Visit an artisanal essential oil distillery
Arts and Crafts4 € to 8 € Saint-Just-et-Vacquières (18.7 km)
Wine-tasting at Maison Delafont
Local flavours15 € to 27 € Vézénobres (19.5 km)
Via Corda trail at the Jardin d'Endieu - Beginner level - Ardèche
Sports sensations49 € Berrias-et-Casteljau (24 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Mine au Bois Dormant Path
HikeIntermediate3:00Robiac-Rochessadoule (10.4 km)
Outing to Les Esperelles and Ancise Pass
HikeIntermediate3:00Ventalon en Cévennes (16.7 km)
The lost trails
HikeIntermediate5:00Bonnevaux (17 km)
Trail of the Career - Moissac Vallée Française
HikeAthletic5:25Moissac-Vallée-Française (20 km)
Corniche Casteljau
HikeEasy1:30Casteljau (24 km)

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