Saint-Gély-du-Fesc

Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Commune
A general view of Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Coordinates: 43°41′35″N 3°48′24″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Intercommunality	Pic-Saint-Loup
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Mm.Leynou
Area 1	16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	10,537
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34255 /34980
Elevation	71–264 m (233–866 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒeli dy fɛk]; Occitan: Sant Geli dau Fesc) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie 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

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

Georges 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 classified "MH", dating from 1759.
• Coulondres-Philippe-Eldridge parc, an 18 hectares site where one can observe several Mediterranean species, as well as a botanical path.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE