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Also known as Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, Héraclée, Sant Geli

commune in Gard, France

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Saint-Gilles is a commune in the Gard department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Nîmes and the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Gilles. The town shares borders with Arles, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Beauvoisin, and Bellegarde. Its official name includes Saint-Gilles, Héraclée, and Saint-Gilles-les-Boucheries.

The area of the commune is 153.73 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 116 meters. The population is recorded as 14,734, comprising 6,843 males and 6,764 females. Saint-Gilles is twinned with Altopascio. The postal code for the area is 30800.

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Place details

Locality
Saint-Gilles
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
13,231

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Air quality

33US AQIGood
PM2.5
2.6 µg/m³
PM10
5.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Occitania
Department
Gard
Arrondissement
Nîmes
Canton
Saint-Gilles
Intercommunality
CA Nîmes Métropole
Mayor 2020 2026
Eddy Valadier
Area
153.73 km (59.36 sq mi)
Population 2023
14,734
Density
95.843/km (248.23/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
30258 /30800
Elevation
0–116 m (0–381 ft) , (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Saint-Gilles-les-Boucheries
Country
France
Population
14734
Area
153.73
Elevation
25
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Vauvert
Official website
www.saint-gilles.fr
Image
West church portal in St-Gilles-du-Gard.jpg
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Commons category
Saint-Gilles (Gard)
postal code
30800
twinned administrative body
Altopascio
topic's main category
Category:Saint-Gilles (Gard)
category for people born here
Q9226891
different from
Saint-Gilles
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Gilles
male population
6843
female population
6764
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-34-39-58-00
fax number
+33-4-66-87-78-19
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Encyclopedic overview

Saint-Gilles ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil] ; Provençal: Sant Geli; English: St. Giles) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

It is the second most populous commune in the Nîmes metropolitan area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Gilles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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