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<p><b>Bessèges</b> (; ) is a <a href="page.php?w=Communes_of_France">commune</a> in the <a href="page.php?w=Gard">Gard</a> <a href="page.php?w=Departments_of_France">department</a> in <a href="page.php?w=France">France</a>. It is situated on the river <a href="page.php?w=C%C3%A8ze">Cèze</a>.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>Historically Bessèges was a hamlet of <a href="page.php?w=Robiac-Rochessadoule">Robiac</a>. Its importance began with the opening of a <a href="page.php?w=coal_mine">coal mine</a> in 1809, followed by an iron and steel plant in 1833,</p><p>
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