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Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain
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Location of Saint-Ghislain in Hainaut
	; Saint-Ghislain Location in Belgium
Sovereign state	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Coordinates	50°27′0″N 03°49′0″E / 50.45°N 3.816667°ECoordinates: 50°27′0″N 03°49′0″E / 50.45°N 3.816667°E
Area	70.18 km²
Population; – Males; – Females; – Density	22,466 (2006-01-01); 47.31%; 52.69%; 320 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate	20.73% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income	€11,999/pers. (2003)
Mayor	Daniel Olivier
Governing parties	PS
Postal codes	7330-7334
Area codes	065
Website	www.saint-ghislain.be

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.

[edit] History

The town is named after St Ghislain. In the 7th century, with two unknown disciples Ghislain had made a clearing in the vicinity of Castrilocus (now Mons), taking up later 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 has chosen Saint-Ghislain in 2007 to host its new major European datacenter.

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