Genêts

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Genêts

Genêts
Location within Normandy region Genêts
Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°28′26″W / 48.685°N 1.474°W / 48.685; -1.474Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°28′26″W / 48.685°N 1.474°W / 48.685; -1.474
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Sartilly
Government
• Mayor	Jacques Hec
Area¹	6.89 km² (2.66 sq mi)
Population (1999)²	439
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	50199 / 50530
Elevation	6–38 m (20–125 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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.

Genêts is a commune in the Manche department in northwestern France. It was the port of the oppidum Ingena (now Avranches), the main settlement of the Abrincatui.^[1]

The Manoir de Brion, an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located nearby. The tidal island of Tombelaine, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) offshore, is in the commune.

Demographic evolution

Historical population of Genêts
(Source: EHESS^[2] and INSEE^[3])
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	532	501	524	524	481	439	443
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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