Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (Catalan: Sant Genís de Fontanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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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 | |
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Coordinates: 42°32′33″N 2°55′22″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Vallespir-Albères |
Intercommunality | Albères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2006) | Michel Berdaguer |
Area 1 | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,826 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/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. |
Geography
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères 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.
References
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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