Gigean is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Hérault

Hérault

Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 département in Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...

 in southern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Its inhabitants are called Gigeannais.

Geography

Gigean is bordered by the Étang de Thau

Étang de Thau

Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of étangs that stretch along the Languedoc-Roussillon, French coast from the Rhône River to the foothills of the Pyrenees which form the border to Spain. It is the second largest lake in France.-Description:It is about 21 km long...

 to its west, the highlands of Gardiole to its south and by a wine growing plain, which runs from the Moure Hills to the edge of Montpellier

Montpellier

-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....

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Gigean is 18 km (11.2 mi) from Montpellier and 14 km (8.7 mi) from Sète

Sète

Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....

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The A9 autoroute exchange is 2 km (1.2 mi) south, which runs to the A75 33 km (20.5 mi) away at Clermont-l'Hérault

Clermont-l'Hérault

Clermont-l'Hérault is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.It lies 30 minutes from Montpellier, from the sea.-Sights:The town is built on the slope of a hill which is crowned by an ancient castle and skirted by the Rhonel, a tributary of the Lergue...

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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

Poussan

Poussan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....

, Montbazin

Montbazin

Montbazin is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are referred to as Montbazinois.-Administration:-Demography:-References:* -External links:...

, Cournonsec

Cournonsec

Cournonsec is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France....

, Fabrègues

Fabrègues

Fabrègues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department...

, Vic-la-Gardiole

Vic-la-Gardiole

Vic-la-Gardiole is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department...

, Frontignan

Frontignan

Frontignan la Peyrade is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety.-Sights:...

 and Balaruc-le-Vieux

Balaruc-le-Vieux

Balaruc-le-Vieux is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

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Administration

Mayor of Gigean	Elected	Party
Henri Barthelemy	March 2001	PS Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...

Demography

Census Year	Population
1962	1704
1968	1847
1975	2135
1982	2021
1990	2529
1999	2214

Places of interest

• Saint Félix de Montceau: 10th century Abbey, now in ruins, situated on the Gardiole hills.
• Église Saint Genis XI RT from the thirteenth century.

External links

Site officiel de Gigean "Gigean-village" - Site d'information en pays gigeannais Abbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau à Gigean (decouverte34.com) Gigean on the Institut géographique national website Gigean on the INSEE website Gigean sur le site du Quid Localisation de Gigean sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes