Geneston
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The church in Geneston, in the early 20th century | ||
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Geneston | ||
Location within Pays de la Loire region Geneston | ||
Coordinates: 47°03′23″N 1°30′41″W / 47.0564°N 1.5114°WCoordinates: 47°03′23″N 1°30′41″W / 47.0564°N 1.5114°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Nantes | |
Canton | Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | |
Intercommunality | Grand Lieu | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Gouraud | |
Area1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 3,233 | |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 44223 / 44140 | |
Elevation | 14–39 m (46–128 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Geneston is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Notable citizens
- Philibert Delorme (1510–1570), king's architect during the reign of François Ier and Henri II. On official papers, he was called "Abbé de Geneston" (Priest of Geneston).
- Mgr Rogatien Martin (1849–1912), born in Geneston. He was a religious in the Marquesas Islands.
- Jean-Baptiste Legeay (1897–1943), member of the monastic order Brother of Ploërmel, born in Geneston, resistant during the Second World War and killed in Cologne, Germany
See also
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