Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Sant Genís de Fontanes | |
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 A view of the bell-towers of the old abbey of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | |
Location of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Céret |
| Canton | Argelès-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Albères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2006) | Michel Berdaguer |
| Area 1 | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 2,419 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66175 /66740 |
| Elevation | 24–102 m (79–335 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (Catalan: Sant Genís de Fontanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is located in the canton of Argelès-sur-Mer and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Population
Sites of interest
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is home to a Benedictine abbey, founded in the late 8th or early 9th century.
See also
References
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