Gignac (Herault)
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Gignac Ginhac |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Lodève | |
| Canton | Gignac (main town) | |
| Community association | Vallée de l'Hérault | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 28-286 m | |
| surface | 29.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,200 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 208 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34150 | |
| INSEE code | 34114 | |
| Website | www.ville-gignac.fr/ | |
Gignac ( Occitan : Ginhac ) is a French commune with 6200 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Lodève and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Gignac . The inhabitants are called Gignacois .
geography
Gignac is located on the Hérault River , which also forms the northwestern municipal boundary. The Canal de Gignac also runs through the municipality . Gignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-de-Fos in the north, Aniane in the northeast, La Boissière in the east, Aumelas in the southeast, Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve in the south, Popian and Pouzols in the southwest, and Saint-André -de-Sangonis to the west and Lagamas to the northwest.
The A750 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
- 1962: 2540
- 1968: 2746
- 1975: 2848
- 1982: 3228
- 1990: 3652
- 1999: 3955
- 2006: 4951
- 2011: 5515
- 2017: 6200
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce church largely from the 17th century, built on the site of a Roman temple of the Seventh Legion, which was destroyed in the 13th century
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church, built between 1635 and 1677
- The Saracen Tower (Donjon)
- Hotel de Laurès, now the tourist office
- 18th century communal bell tower ( Monument historique )
- Pont de Gignac over the Hérault, construction completed in 1810
- Pont du Languedoc over the Hérault (motorway bridge)
- Fontaine Henri Eugène Carriere
Personalities
- Michel Marie Claparède (1770–1842), General
