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Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Sant Genís de Fontanes | |
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A view of the bell-towers of the old abbey of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | |
Coordinates: 42°32′33″N 2°55′22″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Vallespir-Albères |
Intercommunality | CC des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Regond-Planas[1] |
Area 1 | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,911 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/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. |
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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[3] |
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is home to a Benedictine abbey, founded in the late 8th or early 9th century.
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