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Commune in Brittany, France
Saint-Gildas Sant-Weltaz
Commune
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Location of Saint-Gildas
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Coordinates: 48°25′23″N 3°00′07″W / 48.4231°N 3.0019°W / 48.4231; -3.0019
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonPlélo
IntercommunalitySaint-Brieuc Armor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Simon
Area15.54 km (6.00 sq mi)
Population242
 • Density16/km (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code22291 /22800
Elevation195–286 m (640–938 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gildas (Breton: Sant-Weltaz) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962435—    
1968409−6.0%
1975351−14.2%
1982330−6.0%
1990277−16.1%
1999257−7.2%
2008280+8.9%

Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas are called Gildasiens and Gildasiennes in French.

In legend and fiction

Breton legend connects Gildas with Brittany. The first book by the Irish writer Julia Kavanagh, Saint-Gildas, or, The Three Paths (1847) is largely set in the village in the eighteenth century.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. R. Largilliere, La Topographie du culte de Saint Gildas

External links

Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department


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