Saint-Gilles, Gard

Saint-Gilles
West portal of the abbey church
Location of Saint-Gilles
Saint-Gilles
Saint-Gilles
Coordinates: 43°40′43″N 4°25′54″E / 43.6786°N 4.4317°E / 43.6786; 4.4317
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonSaint-Gilles
IntercommunalityCA Nîmes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Eddy Valadier
Area
1
153.73 km2 (59.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
14,427
  Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30258 /30800
Elevation0–116 m (0–381 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil] ; Provençal: Sant Geli; English: St. Giles) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

It is the second most populous commune in the Nîmes metropolitan area.