Genêts
Appearance
Genêts | |
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![]() The church in Genêts | |
Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°28′26″W / 48.685°N 1.474°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Avranches |
Canton | Avranches |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacques Hec |
Area 1 | 6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 451 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50199 /50530 |
Elevation | 6–38 m (20–125 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Genêts is a commune in the department of Manche, in northwestern France. It was the port of the oppidum Ingena (now Avranches), the main settlement of the Abrincatui.[2]
The Manoir de Brion, an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located nearby. The tidal island of Tombelaine, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) offshore, is in the commune.
Demographic evolution
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 532 | 501 | 524 | 524 | 481 | 439 | 443 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Administration
Mayors
Period | Mayor |
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1791–1803 | Pierre-Guillaume Bienvenu |
1803–1808 | Auguste Duchemin |
1808–1810 | Louis Chesnay |
1810–1848 | Pierre Estorre |
1848–1859 | Emile Dupont |
1859–1868 | Constantin Le Clerc |
1868–1884 | Paul Piton |
1884–1913 | Paul Lenepveu De Dungy |
1913–1929 | Victor Morin |
1929–1935 | Alfred Duchemin |
1935–1959 | Maurice Lesrel |
1959-1959 | Martial Vinour |
1959–1963 | Jean Simon |
1963–1972 | René Chesnay |
1972–1977 | Michel Lemeteyer |
1977–1979 | André Michel |
1979–1983 | Emmanuel Leveilley |
1983–1989 | Henri Tropee |
1989–1995 | Marie-Claire Daniel |
1995–present | Jacques Hec |
Source : Mayor's Office. |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Association des amis du site de Genêts, de ses environs et da la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel (Genêts town website, in French)
- ^ Notice communale - Genêts
- ^ INSEE : Population depuis le recensement de 1962
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