Genêts

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Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°28′26″W / 48.685, -1.474

Commune of Genêts
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Basse-Normandie
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Canton de Sartilly
Mayor	Jacques Hec
Statistics
Elevation	6 m–38 m (avg. 10 m)
Land area¹	6,89 km²
Population² (1999)	439
- Density	63/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	50199/ 50530
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Genêts is a village and commune in the Manche département of north-western France. As of 1999, it had a population of 439.

The Manoir de Brion, an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located nearby. It was founded in 1137 by the Christian mystic, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Several kings and members of the royal court stayed at Manoir de Brion while on pilgrimage to Mont Saint-Michel, including King Charles VI in 1393, Louis XI in 1462 and François I in 1532. The English writer, Vincent Cronin, currently resides there with his wife, Chantal.

Contents 1 Demographic evolution 2 Administration 2.1 Mayors 3 See also

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] Administration

[edit] Mayors

Liste des maires successifs

Period	Mayor	Party	Notes
1791-1803	Pierre-Guillaume BIENVENU
1803-1808	Auguste DUCHEMIN
1808-1810	Louis CHESNAY
1810-1848	Pierre ESTORRE
1848-1859	Emile DUPONT
1859-1868	Constantin LE CLERC
1868-1884	Paul PITON
1884-1913	Paul LENEPVEU DE DUNGY
1913-1929	Victor MORIN
1929-1935	Alfred DUCHEMIN
1935-1959	Maurice LESREL
1959-1959	Martial VINOUR
1959-1963	Jean SIMON
1963-1972	René CHESNAY
1972-1977	Michel LEMETEYER
1977-1979	André MICHEL
1979-1983	Emmanuel LEVEILLEY
1983-1989	Henri TROPEE
1989-1995	Marie-Claire DANIEL
1995	Jacques Hec
Source : Mairie de Genêts.

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Manche department