Gigean
Gigean | |
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Abbey St Félix de Montceau. | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′01″N 3°42′42″E / 43.5003°N 3.7117°ECoordinates: 43°30′01″N 3°42′42″E / 43.5003°N 3.7117°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Frontignan |
Intercommunality | CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marcel Stoecklin |
Area 1 | 16.56 km2 (6.39 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 6,450 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34113 /34770 |
Elevation | 10–232 m (33–761 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gigean (French pronunciation: [ʒiʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Gijan) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France.
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Geography[]
Gigean is bordered by the Étang de Thau to its west, the hills to its south and by a wine growing plain, which runs from the Moure Hills to the edge of Montpellier.
Gigean is 18 km (11 mi) from Montpellier and 14 km (8.7 mi) from Sète.
The A9 autoroute exchange is 2 km (1.2 mi) south, which runs to the A75 33 km (21 mi) away at Clermont-l'Hérault.
The climate is Mediterranean: warm and dry in the summer, mild in the winter. Autumn is often marked by rain and heavy wind.
Neighboring communes[]
Poussan, Montbazin, Cournonsec, Fabrègues, Vic-la-Gardiole, Frontignan and Balaruc-le-Vieux.
Population[]
Its inhabitants are called Gigeannais
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,704 | — |
1968 | 1,847 | +8.4% |
1975 | 2,135 | +15.6% |
1982 | 2,021 | −5.3% |
1990 | 2,529 | +25.1% |
1999 | 2,214 | −12.5% |
2010 | 5,687 | +156.9% |
Sights[]
- Saint Félix-de-Montceau: 13th century abbey, a listed monument historique since 1925, now in ruins,[2] situated on the hills.
- Église Saint Genis: 13th century church.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links[]
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- (in French) Official site
- (in French) "Gigean-village" Information about the commune
- (in French) Abbey
Categories:
- Communes of Hérault
- Hérault geography stubs