Saint-Ghislain Explained

Saint-Ghislain
Picture-Legend:Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century)
Map:Saint-Ghislain_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut
Arms:Blason ville be Saint-Ghislain.svg
Flag:Flag of Saint-Gilles-lez-Bruxelles.svg
Arrondissement:Mons
Nis:53070
Mayor:Daniel Olivier (PS)
Majority:PS - MR & Citoyens
Postal-Codes:7330-7334
Telephone-Area:065
Web:www.saint-ghislain.be
Coordinates:50.45°N 52°W

Saint-Ghislain (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃/; 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, giving a population density of .

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

Twin towns

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Site officiel de la ville de Saint-Lô - Jumelages . saint-lo.fr . Ville de Saint-Lô . June 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: Jumelages — Ville de Saint-Ghislain . saint-ghislain.be . Ville de Saint-Ghislain . June 11, 2024 . En 2005, lors des festivités de l'Ascension, les liens d'amitié avec la Ville de Sierakowice en Pologne ont été officialisés à Saint-Ghislain..