Editing Saint-Ghislain

{{For|the 7th-century Belgian saint|Saint Ghislain}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Saint-Ghislain
|native_name     = {{native_name|pcd|Saint-Guilagne}}
|picture         = Saint-Ghislain JPG00.jpg
|picture-legend  = Saint-Ghislain: the former town hall (1752), the new church, and the tower of the old church (16th century)
|map             = Saint-Ghislain_Hainaut_Belgium_Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut
|arms            = Blason ville be Saint-Ghislain.svg
|flag            = Flag of Saint-Gilles-lez-Bruxelles.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community       = {{BE-FR}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-HT}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Mons|Mons]]
|nis             = 53070
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Daniel Olivier ([[Socialist Party (Belgium)|PS]])
|majority        = [[Socialist Party (Belgium)|PS]] - [[Reformist Movement|MR]] & Citoyens
|postal-codes    = 7330-7334
|telephone-area  = 065
|web             = [http://www.saint-ghislain.be/ www.saint-ghislain.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|50|27|N|03|49|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Saint-Ghislain''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ ɡilɛ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Saint-Ghislain.wav}}; {{langx|pcd|Saint-Guilagne}}; {{langx|wa|Sint-Guilin}}) is a city and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Hainaut Province|province of Hainaut]], [[Belgium]]. 

On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is {{convert|70.18|sqkm}}, giving a [[population density]] of {{convert|333|PD/sqkm}}.

The municipality consists of the following districts: [[Baudour]], [[Hautrage]], [[Neufmaison, Wallonia|Neufmaison]], Saint-Ghislain, [[Sirault]], [[Tertre, Wallonia|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, Belgium|Mons]]), later taking up his abode at a place called ''Ursidongus'', where he built an [[Oratory (worship)|oratory]] or [[chapel]] dedicated to Saints [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|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 ==
* {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Lô]], [[France]] (since 1961)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saint-lo.fr/decouvrir-bouger/decouvrir-la-ville/jumelages | title = Site officiel de la ville de Saint-Lô - Jumelages | website = saint-lo.fr | publisher = Ville de Saint-Lô | access-date = June 11, 2024}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Sierakowice|Sierakowice]], [[Poland]] (since 2005)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saint-ghislain.be/decouvrir/saint-ghislain/jumelages-1 | title = Jumelages — Ville de Saint-Ghislain | website = saint-ghislain.be | publisher = Ville de Saint-Ghislain | access-date = June 11, 2024 | quote = 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.}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Saint-Ghislain
|N  = [[Chièvres]]
|NE = [[Jurbise]]
|E  = [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]]
|S  = [[Boussu]], [[Quaregnon]]
|SW = [[Hensies]]
|W  = [[Beloeil, Belgium|Belœil]]<br/>[[Bernissart]]
}}
{{Hainaut}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Wallonia]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Hainaut (province)]]


{{Hainaut-geo-stub}}