Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | |
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A general view of Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | |
Location of Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′35″N 3°48′24″E / 43.6931°N 3.8067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Saint-Gély-du-Fesc |
| Intercommunality | Grand Pic Saint-Loup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michèle Lernout |
Area 1 | 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 10,530 |
| • 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. | |
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Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒeli dy fɛsk]; Occitan: Sant Geli dau Fesc or Sant Gèli del Fesc) is a commune in the department of Hérault, Occitania, 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.