Saint-Gilles, Gard
Saint-Gilles is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Gard department in south France.
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Saint-Gilles | |
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| West portal of the abbey church | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Saint-Gilles |
| Intercommunality | CA Nîmes Métropole |
| Mayor | Eddy Valadier (2020–2026) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–116 m (0–381 ft) (avg. 7 m (23 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 153.73 km2 (59.36 sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30258/ 30800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The abbey of Saint-Gilles was founded during the 7th century traditionally by the hermit Saint Giles (Latin: Ægidius).
It was the birthplace of Guy Foulques, Pope Clement IV (died 1268), whose birth house is now a museum of the archaeology, ethnology and ornithology of the Camargue.
Twin towns
Saint-Gilles is twinned with:
Altopascio, Italy
Abensberg, Germany
References
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