Saint-Gildas
Saint-Gildas
Sant-Weltaz | |
|---|---|
 The menhir of Keranhouët, in Saint-Gildas | |
Location of Saint-Gildas | |
  Saint-Gildas Location within France  Saint-Gildas Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′23″N 3°00′07″W / 48.4231°N 3.0019°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Plélo |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Brieuc Armor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Simon[1] |
Area 1 | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 248 |
| • Density | 16.0/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22291 /22800 |
| Elevation | 195–286 m (640–938 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 (Breton: Sant-Weltaz) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 409 | — |
| 1975 | 351 | −2.16% |
| 1982 | 330 | −0.88% |
| 1990 | 277 | −2.16% |
| 1999 | 257 | −0.83% |
| 2007 | 265 | +0.38% |
| 2012 | 299 | +2.44% |
| 2017 | 269 | −2.09% |
| 2023 | 248 | −1.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas are called Gildasiens and Gildasiennes in French.
In legend and fiction
Breton legend connects Gildas with Brittany.[4] 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
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ R. Largilliere, La Topographie du culte de Saint Gildas
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Gildas.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
