Saint-Gilles, Gard
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West portal of the abbey church | |
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Location of Saint-Gilles | |
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| Coordinates: 43°40′43″N 4°25′54″E / 43.6786°N 4.4317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Saint-Gilles |
| Intercommunality | CA Nîmes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eddy Valadier |
Area 1 | 153.73 km2 (59.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 14,734 |
| • Density | 95.843/km2 (248.23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30258 /30800 |
| Elevation | 0–116 m (0–381 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil] ⓘ; Provençal: Sant Geli; English: St. Giles) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
It is the second most populous commune in the Nîmes metropolitan area.