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Saint-Gilles

In Dutch: Sint-Gillis

What to do in Saint-Gilles? 9 ideas.

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Anderlecht · 6 ideasAuderghem · 3 ideasBerchem-Sainte-Agathe · 3 ideasBruxelles · 47 ideasEtterbeek · 4 ideasEvere · 2 ideasForest · 4 ideasGanshoren · 1 ideasIxelles · 9 ideasJette · 3 ideasKoekelberg · 2 ideasMolenbeek-Saint-Jean · 3 ideasSaint-Gilles · 9 ideasSaint-Josse-ten-Noode · 4 ideasSchaerbeek · 7 ideasUccle · 4 ideasWatermael-Boitsfort · 2 ideasWoluwe-Saint-Lambert · 3 ideasWoluwe-Saint-Pierre · 3 ideasAnderlechtAuderghemBerchemBruxellesEtterbeekEvereForestGanshorenIxellesJetteKoekelb.MolenbeekSt-GillesSt-JosseSchaerbeekUccleBoitsfortWoluwe-St-L.Woluwe-St-P.

Visit

MuseumHorta MuseumVictor Horta's house and studio, an Art Nouveau masterpiece on the UNESCO list.Saint-GillesHouseHôtel HannonJules Brunfaut's Art Nouveau house, restored and open to the public.Saint-GillesMonumentSaint-Gilles Town HallSaint-Gilles town hall.Saint-GillesParkFreePierre Paulus ParkA small neighbourhood park in Saint-Gilles.Saint-Gilles

Eat & drink

Illustration: bottled lambic and gueuzeBarMoeder LambicThe temple of lambic and gueuze, in Saint-Gilles since 2006.Saint-GillesIllustration: shrimp croquettesBelgian restaurantFernand Obb DelicatessenA Saint-Gilles deli, twice winner of the shrimp croquette competition.Saint-GillesIllustration: shrimp croquettesBelgian restaurantLe Rendez-vous des ArtistesA Brussels brasserie in Saint-Gilles, checked tablecloths and murals.Saint-GillesIllustration: chipsChip shopFriterie de la BarrièreA chip shop by the Barrière de Saint-Gilles, loved for generations.Saint-GillesIllustration: brussels waffleWafflesPardonA waffle place in Saint-Gilles.Saint-Gilles

Walks

4 stops · ≈ 35 min walk (estimate)From Saint-Gilles to Ixelles, in Horta's footstepsFour stops of Brussels Art Nouveau, from the Maison Hannon to the Ixelles ponds.

Saint-Gilles through time

Residents
49,678in 2020
Area
2.53 km²
Density
19,600 per km²

Population and area: Wikidata, read on 1 October 2026.

When the commune was built

  • before 1400161
  • 1400 – 1599273
  • 1600 – 1699133
  • 1700 – 1799469
  • 1800 – 1849779
  • 1850 – 18793,001
  • 1880 – 19133,239
  • 1914 – 1944378
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

8,433 of today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction: outside the heritage inventory, the date is when the district was built up, not the exact age of each building.

A few dates

  1. 1860Fort Monterey · disappears
  2. 1882Hôtel Goblet d'Alviella
  3. 1884Saint-Gilles Prison
  4. 1902Hôtel Hannon
  5. 1904Saint-Gilles Town Hall
  6. 1949Old Gare du Midi · disappears
  7. 1967South Tower

creation or opening, according to Wikidata.

The other communes

AnderlechtAuderghemBerchem-Sainte-AgatheBruxellesEtterbeekEvereForestGanshorenIxellesJetteKoekelbergMolenbeek-Saint-JeanSaint-Josse-ten-NoodeSchaerbeekUccleWatermael-BoitsfortWoluwe-Saint-LambertWoluwe-Saint-Pierre