Gigean (; oc, Gijan) is a commune in the

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...

'' in Occitanie in southern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Geography

Gigean is bordered by the

Étang de Thau The Étang de Thau (; oc, Estanh de Taur) or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons (''étangs'') that stretch along the French coast from the Rhône river to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the border to Spain in the Languedoc-R ...

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 from Montpellier and from Sète. The A9 autoroute exchange is south, which runs to the A75 away at

Clermont-l'Hérault Clermont-l'Hérault (; oc, Clarmont d'Erau) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Geography Chief town of the Canton, Clermont-l'Hérault is located about 40 km west of Montpellier, halfway between the Mediterrane ...

. The climate is

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: warm and dry in the summer, mild in the winter. Autumn is often marked by rain and heavy wind.

Neighboring communes

Poussan Poussan (; oc, Poçan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault department of ...

Montbazin Montbazin (; oc, Montbasin) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is part of the Agglomeration of Sete. In Roman times it was an important stopover on the road from Narbonne to Rome. Popul ...

, Cournonsec, Fabrègues,

Vic-la-Gardiole Vic-la-Gardiole (; oc, Vic la Gardiòla) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population Gallery File:Vic-la-Gardiole, Hérault 14.jpg, "Bois des Aresquiers" File:Vic-la-Gardiole, Hérault fro ...

Frontignan Frontignan (; ) 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. Geography Frontignan is located in the ...

and Balaruc-le-Vieux.

Population

Its inhabitants are called ''Gigeannais''

Sights

*Saint Félix-de-Montceau: 13th century abbey, a listed '' monument historique'' since 1925, now in ruins, situated on the Gardiole hills. *Église Saint Genis: 13th century church.

References

External links

Official site

"Gigean-village" Information about the commune

Abbey
Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub