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Saint-Gilles

City population
50,221
#32
in Belgium
#10
in Brussels Capital
#11,369
worldwide
BrusselsSaint-Gilles
50.828, 4.344 · 3 km from Brussels
City population
50,221
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Belgium
#32
of 222 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,369
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Belgium
0.4%
of the national population

About Saint-Gilles

Saint-Gilles is a city in Brussels Capital, Belgium with a population of 50,221. It is the 32nd largest of the 222 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Belgium, and the 11,369th largest worldwide. It lies 3 km from Brussels.

Position in Belgium
#32of 222
LargestSmallest
Position in Brussels Capital
#10of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#10of 18
Distance to capital
to Brussels
Elevation
59 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.828, 4.344
Record updated
2023-12-01
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 222 in Belgium

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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