Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (Catalan: Sant Genís de Fontanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines

Sant Genís de Fontanes
A view of the bell-towers of the old abbey of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Location of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Coordinates: 42°32′33″N 2°55′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityAlbères
Government
  Mayor (20012006) Michel Berdaguer
Area
1
9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,826
  Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66175 /66740
Elevation24–102 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.

Map of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

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

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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