Gigean
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Abbey St Félix de Montceau.
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Location within Occitanie region
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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 | Mèze | |
| Intercommunality | Bassin de Thau | |
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| • 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 | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34113 /34770 | |
| Elevation | 10–232 m (33–761 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Gigean is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. .
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.
Poussan, Montbazin, Cournonsec, Fabrègues, Vic-la-Gardiole, Frontignan and Balaruc-le-Vieux.
Its inhabitants are called Gigeannais
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