Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
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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
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Céret |
Canton | Argelès-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Albères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2006) | Michel Berdaguer |
Area1 | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 2,419 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (Catalan: 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 Argelès-sur-Mer and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Population
Sites of interest
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is home to a Benedictine abbey, founded in the late 8th or early 9th century.
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References
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