Saint-Gilles, Belgium

Saint-Gilles Sint-Gillis (Dutch)
Municipality
Saint-Gilles' Municipal Hall seen from the Place Maurice Van Meenen/Maurice Van Meenenplein
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gilles
Saint-Gilles Location in Belgium Saint-Gilles municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°49′N 04°21′E / 50.817°N 4.350°E / 50.817; 4.350
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels-Capital
Arrondissement	Brussels-Capital
Government
• Mayor	Jean Spinette (PS)
• Governing party/ies	LB, Ecolo-Groen
Area
• Total	2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[1]
• Total	49,678
• Density	20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1060
NIS code	21013
Area codes	02
Website	stgilles.brussels (in French) stgillis.brussels (in Dutch)

Saint-Gilles (French, pronounced [sɛ̃ ʒil] ^ⓘ) or Sint-Gillis (Dutch, pronounced [sɪntˈxɪlɪs] ^ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Anderlecht, Forest and Ixelles. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch), but predominantly French-speaking nowadays.

Saint-Gilles has a multicultural identity stemming from its diverse population. The housing stock varies from semi-derelict tenements near Brussels-South railway station in the north, to elegant bourgeois houses on the southern borders with Uccle and Ixelles, to tourist hotels at the inner end of the Chaussée de Charleroi/Charleroisesteenweg.