Saint-Gildas-des-Bois

Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Coordinates: 47°31′02″N 2°02′14″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Pays de Pont-Château–Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Legrand
Area 1	33.42 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	3,769
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44161 /44530
Elevation	1–74 m (3.3–242.8 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gildas-des-Bois is a commune. It is in the Pays de la Loire region in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.