Gigean
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gigean (French pronunciation: [ʒiʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Gijan) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France.
Gigean | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′01″N 3°42′42″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Frontignan |
Intercommunality | CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marcel Stoecklin[1] |
Area 1 | 16.56 km2 (6.39 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,565 |
• Density | 400/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 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 summer, mild in the winter. Autumn is often marked by rain and heavy wind.
Poussan, Montbazin, Cournonsec, Fabrègues, Vic-la-Gardiole, Frontignan and Balaruc-le-Vieux.
Its inhabitants are called Gigeannais
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,847 | — |
1975 | 2,135 | +2.09% |
1982 | 2,021 | −0.78% |
1990 | 2,529 | +2.84% |
1999 | 3,552 | +3.85% |
2007 | 5,186 | +4.84% |
2012 | 5,957 | +2.81% |
2017 | 6,426 | +1.53% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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