Anduze, this doorway to the Cévennes owing to its location at the entrance to a narrow valley of the Gardon and known as the Geneva of the Cévennes due to its role as protector of Protestants, joined the Kingdom of France en 1266 and experienced very rapid expansion as a result of silk production. It was here that, in 1296, reference was made to the first silk mills in France.
As many as twenty mills were to be found in the town.
Commercial exchange, particulary of ideas for the Reform, for wich Anduze became the fief until 1570.
Of its remparts, destroyed in 1624, only the Clocktower remains, but, today, it is still a delightful experience to spend time visiting the bustling streets of the town, where the spirit of freedom continues to reign.