Saint-Gilles, Manche
Saint-Gilles is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. In 1848 John Ruskin and his new wife, the former Effie Gray, visited St Gilles. Ruskin noted "The Church of Saint Giles has some remarkable examples of the final stage of transition from flamboyant to Renaissance".[2]
Saint-Gilles | |
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 The village and its church | |
Location of Saint-Gilles 
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  Saint-Gilles  Saint-Gilles | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′20″N 1°10′27″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Saint-Lô-1 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Lerouxel |
| Area 1 | 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 923 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Saint-Gillais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50483 /50180 |
| Elevation | 12–104 m (39–341 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- The Diaries of John Ruskin, 1848-1873 selected and edited by Joan Evans and John Howard Whitehouse, Oxford at the Clarendon press, 1958
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