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
The church in Genêts
The church in Genêts
Location of Genêts
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Genêts is located in France
Genêts
Genêts
Genêts is located in Normandy
Genêts
Genêts
Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°28′26″W / 48.685°N 1.474°W / 48.685; -1.474
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonAvranches
IntercommunalityCA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn[1]
Area
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6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
451
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50199 /50530
Elevation6–38 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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Mayors

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List of 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
1995–2014 Jacques Hec
2014–2026 Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn
Source : Mayor's Office.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Association des amis du site de Genêts, de ses environs et da la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel (Genêts town website, in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE