词条 | Saint-Ghislain |
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|name=Saint-Ghislain |picture=Saint-Ghislain JPG00.jpg |picture-legend=Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century) |map=Saint-Ghislain_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.png |map-legend=Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut |arms=Blason ville be Saint-Ghislain.svg |flag=Flag of Saint-Gilles-lez-Bruxelles.svg |region={{BE-REG-WAL}} |community={{BE-FR}} |province={{BE-PROV-HT}} |arrondissement=Mons |nis=53070 |pyramid-date= |0-19= |20-64= |65= |foreigners= |foreigners-date= |mayor=Daniel Olivier |majority=PS |postal-codes=7330-7334 |telephone-area=065 |web=www.saint-ghislain.be |coordinates = {{coord|50|27|N|03|49|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }} Saint-Ghislain ({{IPA-fr|sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃}}; {{lang-pcd|Sint-Guilin}}) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 22,466 inhabitants. The total area is {{convert|70.18|sqkm}}, giving a population density of {{convert|320|PD/sqkm}}. HistoryThe 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. EconomyGoogle chose Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter. {{as of|2011|10}} Google currently has 12 people employed full-time. People born in Saint-Ghislain
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|Centre = Saint-Ghislain |N = Chièvres |NE = Jurbise |E = Mons |S = Boussu, Quaregnon |SW = Hensies |W = Belœil Bernissart }}{{Hainaut}}{{Authority control}}{{Hainaut-geo-stub}} 3 : Municipalities of Hainaut (province)|Populated places in Hainaut (province)|Populated places in Belgium |
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