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Untamed, unspoiled nature - a much-sought after commodity today - is one of the major attractions of this town and its hamlets, formerly a stopping place on the pilgrimage to St. James of Compostela. St. Gervais is situated in the Upper Languedoc Nature Park and attracts numerous ramblers, horse-riders and mountain bikers.

St. Gervais has a busy cultural life with regular, quality events (concerts, art exhibitions).

The town's rich and full past makes itself felt as soon as you arrive at Saint Gervais sur Mare. An important urban centre in mediaeval times (its historical centre now known as the quartier du Pioch), its industries included nail manufacture, cask hoop manufacture, spinning and embroidery, and traces of these activities can still be seen today. St. Gervais also developed as a result of its mining industry and the opening of the Béziers-Graissessac railway line. Maison Cévenole, the art gallery and heritage museum in the centre of St. Gervais, provides a warming insight into these activities of bygone days.