Assemblée du Désert

Assemblée du Désert is a church in Thoiras, Arrondissement of Alès, Occitanie. Assemblée du Désert is situated nearby to the museum Musée du Désert, as well as near the hamlet Mas Soubeyran.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée du Désert and Grotte de Trabuc.

Musée du Désert

Museum

Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Le Musée du Désert is a museum dedicated to the history of Protestantism in France, particularly in the Cévennes. Its name refers to the Désert, the period between the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the Edict of Versailles during which Protestantism was illegal in France.

Grotte de Trabuc

Cave

Photo: Solal30270, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grotte de Trabuc is a cave, which is situated 1½ km north of Assemblée du Désert.

Bambouseraie de Prafrance

Park

Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bambouseraie de Prafrance is a private botanical garden specializing in bamboos, located in Générargues, near Anduze, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Bambouseraie de Prafrance is situated 3 km southeast of Assemblée du Désert.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mas Soubeyran and Générargues.

Mas Soubeyran

Hamlet

Mialet is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It lies close to Alès and Saint-Jean-du-Gard. The commune includes the hamlet of Mas Soubeyran, centre of the Protestant resistance during the 16th century.

Générargues

Village

Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Générargues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, around 10 km southwest of Alès. Générargues is situated 2½ km southeast of Assemblée du Désert.

Saint-Sébastien-d’Aigrefeuille

Village

Photo: Swann6830, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Sébastien-d'Aigrefeuille is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Saint-Sébastien-d’Aigrefeuille is situated 3 km northeast of Assemblée du Désert.

Assemblée du Désert

Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Thoiras, Arrondissement of Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

44.0953° or 44° 5′ 43″ north

Longitude

3.95808° or 3° 57′ 29″ east

Open location code

8FP53XW5+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173169429

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=protestant

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