Ailhon is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Ardèche

Ardèche

Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...

 department in southern France

France

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History

During the Wars of Religion, particularly from 1586 to 1591, the village was devastated. The fort was taken and retaken; nothing remains of it except a tower south of the village. In 1670, Ailhon participated in a rebellion caused by a false rumor about an increase in taxes. The insurgents were massacred by the king's armies on the plain of Lavilledieu and Roure and the survivors condemned to be tortured on the wheel.

During the French Revolution

French Revolution

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, a band of brigands scoured the territory. They were executed at Saint-Cirgues-de-Prades

Saint-Cirgues-de-Prades

Saint-Cirgues-de-Prades is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

in May 1800.

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