Saint-Gence
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Couzeix | |
| Community association | Limoges metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 1 ° 8' E | |
| height | 256-432 m | |
| surface | 21.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,134 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 98 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87510 | |
| INSEE code | 87143 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-gence.fr/ | |
Saint-Gence ( Occitan : Sent Gençan ) is a municipality with 2134 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the French department of Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Saint-Gence is part of the canton of Couzeix (until 2015: canton of Nieul ) in the arrondissement of Limoges . The inhabitants are called Saint-Gençois .
geography
Saint-Gence is about 14 kilometers northwest of Limoges on the Glane . Saint-Gence is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Peyrilhac in the north, Nieul in the east, Couzeix in the southeast, Limoges in the south and southeast, Verneuil-sur-Vienne in the southwest and Veyrac in the west.
history
The predecessor settlement of Saint-Gence was probably one of the main places of the Gallic tribe of Lemoviks .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | 617 | 704 | 1,071 | 1.311 | 1,489 | 1,846 | 2,051 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Gentien church from the 13th century
- La Chassagne Castle, originally from the 16th century, burned down at the end of the 19th century, "new building" built from 1893 to 1899
- Les Monts castle from the 16th century
Web links
Commons : Saint-Gence - collection of images, videos and audio files
