Saint-Ghislain

Saint-Ghislain is a locality in , , and has about 22,500 residents. Saint-Ghislain is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Locality with 22,500 residents
  • Description: municipality section and town in Saint-Ghislain municipality, Belgium
  • Postal code: 7330

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint-Ghislain railway station and Grand-Hornu.

Railway station
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near , in . It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830.

Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornu and Boussu.

Village
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality of located in the , . As of January 1, 2006, had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: and Hornu.

Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
is a municipality of located in the , . On 1 January 2018 had a total population of 19,006. The total area is 11.08 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: and Wasmuel. is situated 3 km east of Saint-Ghislain.

Saint-Ghislain

Latitude
50.44816° or 50° 26′ 53″ north
Longitude
3.81886° or 3° 49′ 8″ east
Population
22,500
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE GHI
Open location code
9F25CRX9+7G
Geo­Names ID
2787416
Wiki­data ID
Q31499143
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Walloon—“Saint-Ghislain” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • Bulgarian: “Сен Гислен”
  • Catalan: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • Cebuano: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • Chinese: “聖吉斯蘭”
  • Dutch: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Ghislain”
  • French: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • German: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • Irish: “Saint-Ghislain”
  • Latin: “Ghislenopolis”
  • Persian: “سن-گیزلن”
  • Picard: “Saint-Guilagne”
  • Russian: “Санкт-Гилене”
  • Russian: “Сен-Гилен”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ-غصلیں”
  • Walloon: “Sint-Guilin”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Ghislain Airfield and Grand Hornu.

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