Saint-Ghislain
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On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is Script error: No such module "convert"., giving a population density of Script error: No such module "convert"..
The municipality consists of the following districts: Baudour, Hautrage, Neufmaison, Saint-Ghislain, Sirault, 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), 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.
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
- Template:Flagicon Saint-Lô, France (since 1961)[1]
- Template:Flagicon Sierakowice, Poland (since 2005)[2]
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