Editing Alès (section)

==Economy==
Alès is the centre of a mining district and hosts the [[École des mines d'Alès|École des Mines d'Alès]].

Historically, according to the [[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition]] (1911):
:"The town is one of the most important markets for raw [[silk]] and [[Cocoon (silk)|cocoon]]s in the south of France, and the Gardon supplies power to numerous silk-mills. It is also the centre of a mineral field, which yields large quantities of coal, iron, zinc and lead; its blast-furnaces, foundries, glass-works and engineering works afford employment to many workmen."<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Alais|volume=1|page=468}}</ref>