Saint-Ghislain

Saint-Ghislain

Saint-Ghislain

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

For the 7th-century Belgian saint, see Saint Ghislain.

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.

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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

Twin towns

References

  1. [1]
    "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Site officiel de la ville de Saint-Lô - Jumelages". saint-lo.fr. Ville de Saint-Lô. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Jumelages — Ville de Saint-Ghislain". saint-ghislain.be. Ville de Saint-Ghislain. Retrieved 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.


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