Saint-Ghislain
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| Coordinates: 50°27′N 03°49′E / 50.45°N 3.817°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Province | Hainaut | ||
| Arrondissement | Mons | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Daniel Olivier | ||
| • Governing party/ies | PS | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 70.18 km2 (27.10 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 22,896 | ||
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 7330-7334 | ||
| Area codes | 065 | ||
| Website | www.saint-ghislain.be | ||
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Saint-Ghislain (Picard: Sint-Guilin) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 22,466 inhabitants. The total area is 70.18 km², giving a population density of 320 inhabitants per km².
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[edit] History
The town is named after St 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.
[edit] Datacenter
Google chose Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter. Google currently has 12 people employed full time as of 10-13-2011.
[edit] People Born in Saint-Ghislain
- Johannes Ockeghem, composer (between 1410 and 1425)
[edit] References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
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