Saint-Ghislain

Saint-Ghislain
Municipality
Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century)
Flag Coat of arms
Saint-Ghislain Location in Belgium show Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N 03°49′E / 50.450°N 3.817°E / 50.450; 3.817Coordinates: 50°27′N 03°49′E / 50.450°N 3.817°E / 50.450; 3.817
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Olivier
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	70.18 km2 (27.10 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	23,335
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Postal codes	7330-7334
Area codes	065
Website	www.saint-ghislain.be

Saint-Ghislain (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃]; Picard: Sint-Guilin; Walloon: Sint-Guilin) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 22,466 inhabitants. The total area is 70.18 square kilometres (27.10 sq mi), giving a population density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).

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. As of October 2011 Google currently has 12 people employed full-time.

People born in Saint-Ghislain[]

• Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Saint-Ghislain at Wikimedia Commons

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