Saint-Gilles, Gard
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| Commune of Saint-Gilles | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 25' 54" E |
| Latitude | 43° 40' 43" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Département | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Saint-Gilles (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Nîmes Métropole |
| Mayor | Roland Gronchi (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–116 m (avg. 7 m) |
| Land area¹ | 153.73 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11,626 |
| - Density (1999) | 75/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Saint-Gilles or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune of the Gard département, in southern France.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Gilles is located at the northern edge of the Petite Camargue, between Arles (15 km) and Nîmes (16 km).
[edit] History
The monastery of Saint-Gilles was founded during the 7th century by the hermit Saint Giles (Latin Ægidius).
[edit] Miscellaneous
Saint-Gilles was the birthplace of:
- Pope Clement IV (died 1268)
- Georges-Jean Arnaud (born 1928), author.
The Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport, sometimes called Garons Airport, is located on the territory of the commune.
The former abbatial church was listed in 1998 among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
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