Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues

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Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
Sant Ginièis de las Morgas
Coat of arms of Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues (France)
Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Le Crès
Community association Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 4 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 42 '  N , 4 ° 2'  E
height 23-90 m
surface 11.37 km 2
Residents 1,876 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 165 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34160
INSEE code
Website http://www.stgenies.org/

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Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues ( Occitan : Sant Ginièis de las Morgas ) is a French commune with 1,876 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Le Crès (until 2015: canton of Castries ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Geniérois .

geography

Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues is about 15 kilometers northeast of Montpellier . Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beaulieu in the north and north-west, Restinclières in the north, Entre-Vignes with Saint-Christol in the east and north-east, Lunel-Viel in the east and south-east, Valergues in the south-east, Saint-Brès in the South, Castries to the west and southwest and Sussargues to the northwest. The A9 autoroute runs along the south and south-east of the municipality .

history

The establishment of the place goes back to the establishment of the Saint-Geniès monastery in 1019.

Population development

Population development
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 694 862 834 1112 1415 1509 1596 1876
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Geniès monastery church from the 11th century
  • Saint-Geniès quarries
Saint-Geniès monastery church

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues  - Collection of images, videos and audio files