Geneston
Geneston is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Location of Geneston 
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| Coordinates: 47°03′23″N 1°30′41″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu |
| Intercommunality | Grand Lieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Karine Paviza |
| Area 1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,641 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44223 /44140 |
| Elevation | 14–39 m (46–128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1800 | 1,119 | — |
| 1954 | 719 | −35.7% |
| 1962 | 821 | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 952 | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 1,252 | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 1,595 | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 1,958 | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 2,214 | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 3,380 | +52.7% |
| 2017 | 3,641 | +7.7% |
Personalities
- Philibert Delorme (1510–1570), architect
- Rogatien Martin (1849–1912), monk in the Marquesas Islands.
- Jean-Baptiste Legeay (1897–1943), active in the Resistance during World War II
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See also
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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