Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Argelès-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Albères |
| Mayor | Michel Berdaguer (2001–2006) |
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| Elevation | 24–102 m (79–335 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,419 (1999) |
| - Density | 244 /km2 (630 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66175/ 66740 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 42°32′33″N 2°55′22″E / 42.5425°N 2.9228°E
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (Catalan: Sant Genís de Fontanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It is home to a Benedictine abbey, founded in the late 8th or early 9th century.
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