Saint-Gildas Explained

Saint-Gildas
Native Name:Sant-Weltaz
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.4231°N -3.0019°W
Insee:22291
Postal Code:22800
Arrondissement:Saint-Brieuc
Canton:Plélo
Mayor:Annie Simon[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Saint-Brieuc Armor
Elevation Min M:195
Elevation Max M:286
Area Km2:15.54

Saint-Gildas is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas are called Gildasiens and Gildasiennes in French.

In legend and fiction

Breton legend connects Gildas with Brittany.[2] The first book by the Irish writer Julia Kavanagh, Saint-Gildas, or, The Three Paths (1847) is largely set in the village in the eighteenth century.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. R. Largilliere, La Topographie du culte de Saint Gildas