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Saint-Ghislain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃] (
listen); Picard: Saint-Guilagne; Walloon: Sint-Guilin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Saint-Ghislain
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Municipality | |
 Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Ghislain  | |
  Saint-Ghislain Location in Belgium
Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut  | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′N 03°49′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Mons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Olivier (PS) |
| • Governing party/ies | PS - MR & Citoyens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.18 km2 (27.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,335 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7330-7334 |
| Area codes | 065 |
| Website | www.saint-ghislain.be |
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is 70.18 square kilometres (27.10 sq mi), giving a population density of 333 inhabitants per square kilometre (860/sq mi).
The municipality consists of the following districts: Baudour, Hautrage, Neufmaison, Saint-Ghislain, Sirault, Tertre et Villerot.
History
The town is named after Saint Ghislain. In the 7th century, with two unknown disciples Ghislain made a clearing in the vicinity of Castrilocus (now Mons), later taking up his abode at a place called Ursidongus, where he built an oratory or chapel dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Ursidongus was later named after him.
Economy
Google chose Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter. As of October 2011[update] Google currently has 12 people employed full-time.
People born in Saint-Ghislain
- Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Saint-Ghislain at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Saint-Ghislain | |
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Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium | ||
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| Ath |  | |
| Charleroi | ||
| La Louvière | ||
| Mons | ||
| Soignies | ||
| Thuin | ||
| Tournai-Mouscron | ||
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На других языках
[de] Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain ist eine Gemeinde in der belgischen Provinz Hennegau. Sie gilt als die inoffizielle Hauptstadt der Borinage, einer vom Steinkohleabbau geprägten Industrielandschaft am Ufer des Flusses Haine. Die Stadt setzt sich aus den Stadtteilen Saint-Ghislain, Baudour, Neufmaison, Sirault, Tertre, Hautrage und Villerot zusammen. Ursprünglich stand dort ein Kloster.- [en] Saint-Ghislain
[ru] Сен-Гилен
Сен-Гиле́н — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Эно, округ Монс. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 70,18 км² проживают 22 466 человек (плотность населения — 320 чел./км²), из которых 47,31 % — мужчины и 52,69 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 11 999 евро.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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