Genêts

Also known as Genets

Genêts () 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.

Key facts

French commune.name: Genêts
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Genêts (50) Église 01.jpg
French commune.caption: The church in Genêts
French commune.arrondissement: Avranches
French commune.canton: Avranches
French commune.INSEE: 50199
French commune.postal code: 50530
French commune.mayor: Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
French commune.elevation m: 10
French commune.elevation min m: 6
French commune.elevation max m: 38
French commune.area km2: 6.89

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Genêts
Population: 453
Area: 6.89
Elevation: 17
Official website: www.ville-genets.com
Image: Genêts (50) Église 01.jpg

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Commons category: Genêts
postal code: 50530
male population: 204
female population: 231
P8168: Arturo Bocchini
native label: Genêts

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Genêts () 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.

The Manoir de Brion, an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located nearby. The tidal island of Tombelaine, offshore, is in the commune.