Saint-Gildas (Breton: Sant-Weltaz) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Gildas
Sant-Weltaz
The menhir of Keranhouët, in Saint-Gildas
The menhir of Keranhouët, in Saint-Gildas
Location of Saint-Gildas
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Saint-Gildas is located in France
Saint-Gildas
Saint-Gildas
Saint-Gildas is located in Brittany
Saint-Gildas
Saint-Gildas
Coordinates: 48°25′23″N 3°00′07″W / 48.4231°N 3.0019°W / 48.4231; -3.0019
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonPlélo
IntercommunalitySaint-Brieuc Armor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Simon[1]
Area
1
15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
244
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22291 /22800
Elevation195–286 m (640–938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962435—    
1968409−6.0%
1975351−14.2%
1982330−6.0%
1990277−16.1%
1999257−7.2%
2008280+8.9%

Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas are called Gildasiens and Gildasiennes in French.

In legend and fiction

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Breton legend connects Gildas with Brittany.[3] The first book by the Irish writer Julia Kavanagh, Saint-Gildas, or, The Three Paths (1847) is largely set in the village in the eighteenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ R. Largilliere, La Topographie du culte de Saint Gildas
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