Saint-Gilles-du-Gard

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Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a historic town in southern France renowned as a medieval pilgrimage site and for its Romanesque abbey church dedicated to Saint Giles.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
administrativeStatus commune
architecturalStyle Romanesque
climate Mediterranean climate
country France
departmentCode 30
governedBy mayor of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
hasBurialSite tomb of Saint Giles
hasCrypt Abbey of Saint-Gilles
surface form: crypt of Saint-Gilles abbey
hasCulturalHeritage Romanesque sculpture
medieval pilgrimage traditions
hasFeature monumental Romanesque façade
hasHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Gilles
hasLandmark Abbey of Saint-Gilles
surface form: Romanesque abbey church of Saint-Gilles
hasReligiousBuilding Abbey of Saint-Gilles
surface form: Abbey church of Saint-Gilles
hasReligiousDedication Saint Giles
hasRiver Rhône River
surface form: Rhône
hasTouristAttraction Abbey of Saint-Gilles
surface form: Romanesque portal of Saint-Gilles abbey

medieval streets
pilgrimage-related heritage
hasTransport canal and river port
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
surface form: Monument historique

UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalFunction pilgrims’ departure point to Santiago de Compostela
historicalRegion Languedoc
languageRegion Occitan-speaking area
locatedIn Gard department
Occitanie
surface form: Occitanie region

Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
Nîmes
namedAfter Saint Giles
partOf Camargue
surface form: Camargue area
pilgrimageRoute Via Tolosana
Camino de Santiago
surface form: Way of Saint James
postalCode 30800
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
wine production
regionCapitalNearby Nîmes
religiousOrder Benedictine abbey
religiousSignificance medieval pilgrimage site
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France"

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Referenced by (7)

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

Saint Giles associatedWith Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Saint Giles deathPlace Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Pope Clement IV placeOfBirth Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Aegidius abbeyLocation Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Aegidius deathPlace Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Saint Gilles associatedWith Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
subject surface form: Saint Giles
Saint Gilles deathPlace Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
subject surface form: Saint Giles