Saint-Gély-du-Fesc explained

Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (Hérault).svg
Arrondissement:	Lodève
Canton:	Saint-Gély-du-Fesc
Insee:	34255
Postal Code:	34980
Mayor:	Michèle Lernout^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Grand Pic Saint-Loup
Coordinates:	43.6931°N 3.8067°W
Elevation M:	116
Elevation Min M:	71
Elevation Max M:	264
Area Km2:	16.51

Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (pronounced as /fr/; oc|italic=no|Sant Geli dau Fesc) is a commune in the Hérault department, 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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.