Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil]; Breton: Sant-Jili-Roazhon; Gallo: Saent-Jill) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Gilles
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 The church of Saint-Gilles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Gilles  | |
  Saint-Gilles  Saint-Gilles | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′16″N 1°49′28″W / 48.1544°N 1.8244°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Melesse |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Thébault[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.72 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,402 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35275 /35590 |
| Elevation | 34–96 m (112–315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Saint-Gilles are called saint-gillois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,137 | — |
| 1975 | 1,916 | +7.74% |
| 1982 | 2,808 | +5.61% |
| 1990 | 3,059 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 3,463 | +1.39% |
| 2007 | 3,549 | +0.31% |
| 2012 | 3,848 | +1.63% |
| 2017 | 4,984 | +5.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
edit- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
- Emmanuel Guérin Sculptor of Saint-Gilles, Ille-et-Vilaine war memorial
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Gilles (Ille-et-Vilaine).
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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