Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Guilagne (Picard)
Municipality
Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century)
Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century)
Flag of Saint-Ghislain
Flag
Coat of arms of Saint-Ghislain
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain is located in Belgium
Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain
Location in Belgium
Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N 03°49′E / 50.450°N 3.817°E / 50.450; 3.817
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementMons
Government
 • MayorDaniel Olivier (PS)
 • Governing party/iesPS - MR & Citoyens
Area
 • Total70.59 km2 (27.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total23,335
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Postal codes
7330-7334
NIS code
53070
Area codes065
Websitewww.saint-ghislain.be

Saint-Ghislain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃] ⓘ; Picard: Saint-Guilagne; Walloon: Sint-Guilin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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.

People born in Saint-Ghislain

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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