River Cruise - Saint-Gilles

Saint-Gilles

Saint-Gilles or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune of the Gard département, in southern France. Population: 12,201. Saint-Gilles is located at the northern edge of the Petite Camargue, between Arles (15 km) and Nîmes (16 km). The monastery of Saint-Gilles was founded during the 7th century by the hermit Saint Giles (Latin Ægidius). Saint-Gilles was the birthplace of Georges-Jean Arnaud (born 1928), author.