Gignac (; ) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population Its inhabitants are called Gignacois in French.
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.
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See also Communes of the Hérault department
References
External links
Official site