Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois  | |
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Commune  | |
The church in Saint-Gildas-des-Bois  | |
Location of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois  | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′02″N 2°02′14″W / 47.5172°N 2.0372°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Pays de la Loire | 
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | 
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | 
| Canton | Pontchâteau | 
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pont-Château–Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Legrand | 
Area 1  | 33.42 km2 (12.90 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)  | 3,790 | 
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 44161 /44530  | 
| Elevation | 1–74 m (3.3–242.8 ft)  (avg. 16 m or 52 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒilda de bwa] ⓘ; Breton: Gweltaz-Lambrizig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.