Saint-Gilles () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of

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. Its population was 2,910 as of the

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. The municipality has the largest surface area in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, with a surface area of around 177.43 km2 and a population density of around 16.4 inhabitants/km2. Saint-Gilles is named after the '' seigneurie'' of Saint-Gilles of which it was part. It was granted in 1738 to Gilles Rageot de Beaurivage (1689-1754), an important merchant from Quebec.

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{{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Lotbinière Regional County Municipality