Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Guilagne (Picard) | |
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| 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) | |
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Coat of arms of Saint-Ghislain Coat of arms | |
| Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Mons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Olivier (PS) |
| • Governing parties | PS - MR & Citoyens |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.59 km2 (27.25 sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7330-7334 |
| NIS code | 53070 |
| Area codes | 065 |
| Website | www.saint-ghislain.be |
Saint-Ghislain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃] Audio file "LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Saint-Ghislain.wav" not found; 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Google chose Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter.
People born in Saint-Ghislain
[edit | edit source]- Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)
Twin towns
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References
[edit | edit source]External links
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