Saint-Gilles
municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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Summary
Saint-Gilles is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Saint-Gilles ranks in the top 7% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Intercommunale d'Inhumation - Intercommunale voor Teraardebestelling[3], Cremabru[4], Brulocalis[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital[6]
- Country: Belgium[7]
- Head of government: Jean Spinette[8]
- Official language: French[9], Dutch[10]
- Shares border with: Ixelles[11], Brussels[12]
- Named after: Saint Giles[13]
- Flag: flag of Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Esch-sur-Alzette[15], Offenbach am Main[16]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Saint-Gilles[17]
- Postal code: 1060[18]
- Part of: Brussels Fire Department[19], Police Zone South[20]
- Commons category: Saint-Gilles (Brussels)[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22]
- Local dialing code: 02[23]
- Official website: https://stgilles.brussels/[24], https://stgillis.brussels/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint-Gilles, Belgium[26]
- Email address: mailto:contact.1060@stgilles.brussels[27]
- Population: 50,002[28], 49,678[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis[30]
- Phone number: +32-2-536-02-11[31]
- Replaces: Coop of Brussels[32]
- Official name: Commune de Saint-Gilles[33], Gemeente Sint-Gillis (bij Brussel)[34]
- Legal form: Cities and municipalities[35]
- List of monuments: list of protected immovable heritage in Saint-Gilles[36]
Why It Matters
Saint-Gilles has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Saint-Gilles is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]