Saint-Gilles, Belgium
Saint-Gilles
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Saint-Gilles municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region | |
Interactive map of Saint-Gilles | |
Saint-Gilles Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′N 04°21′E / 50.817°N 4.350°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community French Community |
| Region | Brussels-Capital |
| Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Spinette (PS) |
| • Governing parties | LB, Ecolo-Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 49,678 |
| • Density | 19,600/km2 (50,900/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1060 |
| NIS code | 21013 |
| Area codes | 02 |
| Website | stgilles.brussels (in French) stgillis.brussels (in Dutch) |
Saint-Gilles (French, pronounced [sɛ̃ ʒil] ⓘ) or Sint-Gillis (Dutch, pronounced [sɪntˈxɪlɪs] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Anderlecht, Forest and Ixelles. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch), but predominantly French-speaking nowadays.
Saint-Gilles has a multicultural identity stemming from its diverse population. The housing stock varies from semi-derelict tenements near Brussels-South railway station in the north, to elegant bourgeois houses on the southern borders with Uccle and Ixelles, to tourist hotels at the inner end of the Chaussée de Charleroi/Charleroisesteenweg.