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Geneston

Summary

Geneston (French pronunciation: [ʒənɛtɔ̃]; Gallo: Jeneston or Jnéton, Breton: Banaleg-ar-Gevred) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Geneston
Jeneston/Jnéton (Gallo)
Banaleg-ar-Gevred (Breton)
Commune
Coat of arms of Geneston
Coat of arms
Location of Geneston
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Geneston
Geneston
Geneston is located in Pays de la Loire
Geneston
Geneston
Coordinates: 47°03′23″N 1°30′41″W / 47.0564°N 1.5114°W / 47.0564; -1.5114
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
IntercommunalityGrand Lieu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Karine Paviza[1]
Area
1
8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,697
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44223 /44140
Elevation14–39 m (46–128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

The commune was created in 1954 from part of the commune of Montbert.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1954 719—    
1962 821+1.67%
1968 952+2.50%
1975 1,252+3.99%
1982 1,595+3.52%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 1,958+2.60%
1999 2,217+1.39%
2007 3,380+5.41%
2012 3,592+1.22%
2017 3,641+0.27%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns - Sister cities edit

Geneston is twinned with:

Personalities edit

  • Philibert Delorme (1510–1570), architect
  • Rogatien Martin (1849–1912), monk in the Marquesas Islands.
  • Jean-Baptiste Legeay (1897–1943), active in the Resistance during World War II

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Geneston, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Histoire" (in French). Commune of Geneston. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
 
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