Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3] In 1848 John Ruskin and his new wife, the former Effie Gray, visited St Gilles. Ruskin noted "The Church of Saint Giles has some remarkable examples of the final stage of transition from flamboyant to Renaissance".[4]
Saint-Gilles | |
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 The village and its church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Gilles  | |
  Saint-Gilles  Saint-Gilles | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′20″N 1°10′27″W / 49.1056°N 1.1742°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Saint-Lô-1 |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Lerouxel[1] |
Area 1 | 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 985 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saint-Gillais |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50483 /50180 |
| Elevation | 12–104 m (39–341 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ The Diaries of John Ruskin, 1848-1873 selected and edited by Joan Evans and John Howard Whitehouse, Oxford at the Clarendon press, 1958
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