Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
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A general view of Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | ||
| Coordinates: 43°41′35″N 3°48′24″E / 43.6931°N 3.8067°ECoordinates: 43°41′35″N 3°48′24″E / 43.6931°N 3.8067°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Canton | st Gely | |
| Intercommunality | Pic-Saint-Loup | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Mm.Leynou | |
| Area1 | 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 8,495 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34255 / 34980 | |
| Elevation |
71–264 m (233–866 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Saint-Gély-du-Fesc is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
The origin of this city is from Saint Gilles, a Christian of the 8th century, and Fesc means « control post » in Occitan language.
In 2004, the city has decided to leave the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 528 | — |
| 1968 | 907 | +71.8% |
| 1975 | 2,055 | +126.6% |
| 1982 | 3,714 | +80.7% |
| 1990 | 5,936 | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 7,625 | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 8,495 | +11.4% |
Saint-Gély-Du-Fesc demographic historgram
Personalities
George Brassens died in this city, in 1981.
Places and monuments
- Archeological site of the "Vautes", of "Rouergas", and of the "Colline de l'Homme Mort" (dead men hill), who left traces from the neolithic. (4000 years B-C).
- Church of Saint-Gilles; on top of the steeple, the iron bell tower contains a bell cassified "MH", dating from 1759.
- Coulondres-Philippe-Eldridge parc, an 18 hectares site where one can observe several mediteranean species, as well as a botanical path.
See also
References
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