Saint-Ghislain
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On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is 70.18 square kilometres (27.10 sq mi), giving a population density of 333 inhabitants per square kilometre (860/sq mi).
The municipality consists of the following districts: Baudour, Hautrage, Neufmaison, Saint-Ghislain, Sirault, Tertre et Villerot.
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.
People born in Saint-Ghislain
- Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)
Twin towns
- Template:Flagicon Saint-Lô, France (since 1961)[1]
- Template:Flagicon Sierakowice, Poland (since 2005)[2]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Site officiel de la ville de Saint-Lô - Jumelages". saint-lo.fr. Ville de Saint-Lô. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jumelages — Ville de Saint-Ghislain". saint-ghislain.be. Ville de Saint-Ghislain. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
En 2005, lors des festivités de l'Ascension, les liens d'amitié avec la Ville de Sierakowice en Pologne ont été officialisés à Saint-Ghislain.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
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