Gignac (French pronunciation: [ʒiɲak]; Occitan: Ginhac) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
Its inhabitants are called Gignacois.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,746 | — |
| 1975 | 2,848 | +0.52% |
| 1982 | 3,228 | +1.81% |
| 1990 | 3,652 | +1.55% |
| 1999 | 3,955 | +0.89% |
| 2007 | 5,059 | +3.13% |
| 2012 | 5,654 | +2.25% |
| 2017 | 6,200 | +1.86% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
- Gignac Bridge over the river Hérault, completed 1810.
- Church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- "Tour sarrasine" tower
Personalities
- Antoine de Laurès (1708–1779), writer, friend of Voltaire, translator into French of Pharsalia by Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus), and author of La fête de Cythère, a one-act opera created on 19 November 1753 at the Château de Berny. He lived in the Château de Gignac.
Map
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Gignac (34150), Hérault". Intern@ute.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official site (in French)
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