🇫🇷 Gigean (Gijan) is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France.
Geography 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.
Neighboring communes Poussan, Montbazin, Cournonsec, Fabrègues, Vic-la-Gardiole, Frontignan and Balaruc-le-Vieux.
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.
Gigean has a population of over 6,426 people. Gigean also forms part of the wider Montpellier Arrondissement which has a population of over 616,296 people. It is also a part of the larger Hérault Département. Gigean is situated 18 km from Montpellier.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Gigean has links with:
🇮🇹 Stigliano, Italy🇺🇸 Idaho Falls 43.497
Locations Near: Gigean 3.7117,43.5003
🇫🇷 Montpellier 3.896,43.6 d: 18.5
🇫🇷 Ganges 3.709,43.935 d: 48.3
🇫🇷 Lodève 3.323,43.731 d: 40.4
🇫🇷 Béziers 3.218,43.342 d: 43.6
🇫🇷 Narbonne 3.004,43.184 d: 67.2
Antipodal to: Gigean -176.288,-43.5
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17526.3
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16722.5
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16688
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16191
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12659
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12592
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12581
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12575.1