Saint-Gilles, Gard
Saint-Gilles | |
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Coordinates: 43°40′43″N 4°25′54″E / 43.6786°N 4.4317°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Saint-Gilles |
Intercommunality | CA Nîmes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Eddy Valadier[1] |
Area 1 | 153.73 km2 (59.36 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 14,264 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30258 /30800 |
Elevation | 0–116 m (0–381 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil]; Provençal: Sant Geli; English: St. Giles) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
It is the second most populous commune in the Nîmes metropolitan area.
History
The
The shrine of Saint Gilles, located in the crypt of the church, is the subject of pilgrimage in particular by women wishing to become pregnant or dealing with infertility.
Saint-Gilles was the birthplace of Guy Foulques, Pope Clement IV (died 1268), whose natal house is now a museum of the archaeology, ethnology and ornithology of the Camargue.
Saint-Gilles is more recently the birthplace of the author Georges-Jean Arnaud (born 1928).
Geography
Saint-Gilles is located at the northern edge of the
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Transportation
The
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Gilles, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Further reading
- Whitney S. Stoddard, 1973. The Façade of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard: Its Influence on French Sculpture (Wesleyan University Press,)
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Official town hall website (in French) the other
- Pictures of the abbey church
- More pictures of the abbey church
- The West Portal of the Abbey of Saint-Gilles A tinted plaster caste at the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh.
- virtual Tours #1:St. Gilles-du-Gard
- Regordane Info - The independent portal for The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail The Regordane finishes in Saint-Gilles. (in English and French)