Gennes (Maine-et-Loire)

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Gennes
Gennes coat of arms
Gennes (France)
Gennes
local community Gennes-Val-de-Loire
region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Saumur
Coordinates 47 ° 20 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  W
Post Code 49350
Former INSEE code 49149
Incorporation January 1, 2016
status Commune déléguée

Street in Gennes (Rue de la République)

Gennes is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire with 2,401 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .

With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault , Gennes , Grézillé , Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil were merged into a nouvelle commune called Gennes-Val-de-Loire . The municipality of Gennes belonged to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the canton of Doué-la-Fontaine (until 2015: canton of Gennes ).

geography

The place is located on the Loire River and in the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park .

Attractions

  • Saint Eusèbe church on a hill above the town (12th century); 13th century bell tower
  • Saint Vétérin Church (12th century)
  • Loire Bridge, a suspension bridge , built in 1948
  • 4 dolmens and 2 menhirs
  • Gallo-Roman remains, etc. a. an amphitheater
  • 15th and 16th century houses
  • Castle of Milly-le-Meugon
  • Public lavoir from the 16th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 633-638.

Web links

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