St Gilles, a town of France, dept. Gard, is situated on the Canal de Beaucaire, 12 miles SSE. of Nîmes. Its abbey church, the west front of which is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture, and is covered with the richest decoration, dates from 1116. Pope Clement IV. was born here. Pop. 4876.
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