Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts
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The ruins of the chapel, on Mont Gargan | |
  Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts | |
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Location within Limousin region  Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′47″N 1°40′00″E / 45.6297°N 1.6667°ECoordinates: 45°37′47″N 1°40′00″E / 45.6297°N 1.6667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Châteauneuf-la-Forêt |
| Intercommunality | Briance Combade |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Louis Penicaud |
| Area1 | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 55 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87147 / 87130 |
| Elevation | 420–730 m (1,380–2,400 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts (Occitan: Sent Geris) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.
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