Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
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Location within Occitanie region
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
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| Coordinates: 43°41′35″N 3°48′24″E / 43.6931°N 3.8067°ECoordinates: 43°41′35″N 3°48′24″E / 43.6931°N 3.8067°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Canton | st Gely | |
| Intercommunality | Pic-Saint-Loup | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Mm.Leynou | |
| Area1 | 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 8,495 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34255 /34980 | |
| Elevation | 71–264 m (233–866 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 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.
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
The origin of this city is from Saint Gilles, a Christian of the 8th century, and Fesc means « control post » in Occitan language.
In 2004, the city has decided to leave the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération.
George Brassens died in this city, in 1981.
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