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.
Saint-Ghislain
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Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut | |
Coordinates: 50°27′N 03°49′E / 50.450°N 3.817°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Mons |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Olivier (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS - MR & Citoyens |
Area | |
• Total | 70.59 km2 (27.25 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 23,335 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7330-7334 |
NIS code | 53070 |
Area codes | 065 |
Website | www.saint-ghislain.be |
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.
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.
Google chose Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter.