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(Redirected from Sant Genís de Fontanes) Commune in Occitania, France
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Sant Genís de Fontanes
Commune
A view of the bell-towers of the old abbey of Saint-Génis-des-FontainesA 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 / 42.5425°N 2.9228°E / 42.5425; 2.9228
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementCéret
CantonVallespir-Albères
IntercommunalityCC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Regond-Planas
Area9.90 km (3.82 sq mi)
Population2,985
 • Density300/km (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code66175 /66740
Elevation24–102 m (79–335 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒenis de fɔ̃tɛn] ; Occitan: Sant Genís de Fontanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,051—    
1975 1,107+0.74%
1982 1,298+2.30%
1990 1,744+3.76%
1999 2,419+3.70%
2007 2,783+1.77%
2012 2,748−0.25%
2017 2,826+0.56%
Source: INSEE

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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department


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