Saint-Gilles

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Saint-Gilles is a historic commune in southern France known for its Romanesque abbey and role as a stop on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route.

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Label Occurrences
Saint-Gilles canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
populated place
country France
countrySubdivisionType commune
governingBody municipal council of Saint-Gilles
hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
hasCulturalHeritage Romanesque sculpture
medieval urban fabric
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
wine production
hasHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Gilles
hasINSEECode 30258
hasLanguage French
hasNotableStructure Romanesque west façade of Abbey of Saint-Gilles
hasPilgrimageFunction starting point for Via Tolosana
hasPostalCode 30800
hasRegionalLanguage Occitan
hasRelief lowland
hasReligiousBuilding Abbey of Saint-Gilles
hasReligiousSignificance shrine of Saint Giles
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Abbey of Saint-Gilles
heritageDesignationContext Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
historicalRole medieval pilgrimage center
stop on the Way of St. James
isPartOfPilgrimageNetwork Santiago de Compostela routes
knownFor Romanesque abbey
pilgrimage site
locatedIn southern France
linked to: Southern France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gard department
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInFormerProvince Languedoc
locatedInRegion Occitanie
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Camargue
Rhône River
namedAfter Saint Giles
onRoute Via Tolosana
Way of St. James
linked to: Camino de Santiago
partOf Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gard containsCommune Saint-Gilles
subject linked to: Gard department
Raymond VI of Toulouse birthPlace Saint-Gilles
arrondissement of Nîmes contains Saint-Gilles