Gignat

Gignat (French pronunciation: [ʒiɲa]; Occitan: Ginhac) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Gignat
Commune
The church in Gignat
Coat of arms
Location of Gignat
Gignat Show map of France Gignat Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°28′51″N 3°13′16″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Brassac-les-Mines
Intercommunality	Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Besson[1]
Area 1	3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	252
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63166 /63340
Elevation	415–564 m (1,362–1,850 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.