Gigean

Gigean is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France.

Map
Gigean
Commune
Abbey St Félix de Montceau.
Coat of arms
Location of Gigean
Gigean
Gigean
Coordinates: 43°30′01″N 3°42′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonFrontignan
IntercommunalityCA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Francis Veaute
Area
1
16.56 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,426
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34113 /34770
Elevation10–232 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.

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,[2] situated on the Gardiole hills.
  • Église Saint Genis: 13th century church.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Ministry of Culture: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau (in French)


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