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Gignat (; ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Gignat is a commune in France, situated within the Puy-de-Dôme department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located in the arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Saint-Germain-Lembron. The municipality has an area of 3.49 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 564 meters above sea level. Gignat shares borders with the neighboring communes of Antoingt, Bergonne, Le Broc, and Chalus.

The population of Gignat is recorded as 257, comprising 120 males and 119 females. Another source lists the population as 238. The commune is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Brassac-les-Mines. Its postal code is 63340.

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Place details

Locality
Gignat
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
238

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Air quality

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7.5 µg/m³
PM10
12.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Gignat
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
019 Gignat ( 63340 ).JPG
French commune.caption
The church in Gignat
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Gignat.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Issoire
French commune.canton
Brassac-les-Mines
French commune.INSEE
63166
French commune.postal code
63340
French commune.mayor
Jean-Louis Besson
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Agglo Pays d'Issoire
French commune.elevation m
420
French commune.elevation min m
415
French commune.elevation max m
564
French commune.area km2
3.49

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Gignat
Country
France
Population
257
Area
3.49
Elevation
461
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Saint-Germain-Lembron
Image
008 Gignat ( 63340 ).JPG
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Commons category
Gignat
postal code
63340
associated electoral district
canton of Brassac-les-Mines
male population
120
female population
119
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-73-96-40-84
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Encyclopedic overview

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Gignat (; ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

==See also== Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gignat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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