Genêts

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

Genêts
The church in Genêts
Location of Genêts
Genêts
Genêts
Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 1°28′26″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementAvranches
CantonAvranches
IntercommunalityCA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn
Area
1
6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
451
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50199 /50530
Elevation6–38 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.

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.

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