Genêts (French pronunciation: [ʒənɛ]) 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.[3]
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 |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn[1] |
Area 1 | 6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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. | |
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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 501 | — |
| 1975 | 524 | +0.64% |
| 1982 | 524 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 481 | −1.06% |
| 1999 | 439 | −1.01% |
| 2007 | 447 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 413 | −1.57% |
| 2017 | 435 | +1.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Administration
editMayors
edit| 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 |
| 1995–2014 | Jacques Hec |
| 2014–2026 | Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn |
| Source : Mayor's Office. | |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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