Genêts
Genêts | |
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_%C3%89glise_01.jpg) The church in Genêts | |
Location of Genêts  | |
  Genêts  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 (1999) | 439 |
| • Density | 64/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.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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