Genêts
Encyclopedia
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
.
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 offshore, is in the commune.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Manche
Manche
Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was the port of the oppidum
Oppidum
Oppidum is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, "enclosed space," possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *pedóm-, "occupied space" or "footprint."Julius Caesar described the larger Celtic Iron Age...
Ingena (now Avranches
Avranches
Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.-History:...
), the main settlement of the Abrincatui
Abrincatui
The Abrincatui were a Gallic tribe , not mentioned by Julius Caesar, whose frontier was near the Curiosolites. Their town Ingena, called Abrincatae in the Notitia Imperii, has given its name to the modern Avranches; and their territory would probably correspond to the division of Avranchin....
.
The Manoir de Brion
Manoir de Brion
The Manoir de Brion, also known as the Château de Brion, is a former Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, France.It is located near the village of Genêts, in Basse-Normandie, and was founded in 1137 by the abbot Bernard du Bec...
, an ancient Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
of the abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
of Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches...
is located nearby. The tidal island of Tombelaine
Tombelaine
thumb|right|Tombelaine and Mont Saint Michel Tombelaine is a small tidal island off the coast of Normandy in France. It lies a few kilometres north of Mont Saint-Michel. At low tide the island can be reached on foot from the coast of Cotentin, 3.5 km to the north-east, and from Mont...
, 3.5 km offshore, is in the commune.
Demographic evolution
Mayors
| Period | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 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–present | Jacques Hec |
| Source : Mayor's Office. | |