Gigean

Gigean
Commune
Abbey St Félix de Montceau.

Coat of arms
Gigean
Location within Occitanie region
Gigean
Coordinates: 43°30′01″N 3°42′42″E / 43.5003°N 3.7117°E / 43.5003; 3.7117Coordinates: 43°30′01″N 3°42′42″E / 43.5003°N 3.7117°E / 43.5003; 3.7117
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Hérault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Frontignan
Intercommunality CA Bassin de Thau
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Francis Veaute
Area1 16.56 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 5,687
 • Density 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gigean 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 Gardiole 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 sumer, 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,704—    
19681,847+8.4%
19752,135+15.6%
19822,021−5.3%
19902,529+25.1%
19992,214−12.5%
20105,687+156.9%

Sights

  • Saint Félix-de-Montceau: 13th century abbey, a listed monument historique since 1925, now in ruins,[1] situated on the Gardiole hills.
  • Église Saint Genis: 13th century church.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Culture: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau (in French)


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