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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)
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 Saint-Ghislain
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Hainaut | ||
| Arrondissement | Mons | ||
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| • Total | 70.18 km2 (27.10 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| Postal codes |
7330-7334
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| Area codes | 065 | ||
| Website | www.saint-ghislain.be | ||
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.
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
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
- Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)
Twin towns
