Saint-Gence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃s]; Occitan: Sent Gençan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
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Coordinates: 45°55′21″N 1°08′19″E / 45.92250°N 1.1386°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Limoges |
Canton | Couzeix |
Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Roux[1] |
Area 1 | 21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,213 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 87143 /87510 |
Elevation | 256–432 m (840–1,417 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants are known as Saint-Gençois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 617 | — |
1975 | 704 | +1.90% |
1982 | 1,071 | +6.18% |
1990 | 1,311 | +2.56% |
1999 | 1,489 | +1.42% |
2007 | 1,897 | +3.07% |
2012 | 2,051 | +1.57% |
2017 | 2,134 | +0.80% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
There is an annual food and wine festival in Saint-Gence, La Vinigast.