Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines

Commune in Occitania, France

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Sant Genís de Fontanes
Commune
A view of the bell-towers of the old abbey of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
Location of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines
(2020–2026)		Nathalie Regond-Planas^[1]
Area ¹	9.90 km² (3.82 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,911
• Density	290/km² (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66175 /66740
Elevation	24–102 m (79–335 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒenis de fɔ̃tɛn] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Sant Genís de Fontanes) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,051	—
1975	1,107	+0.74%
1982	1,298	+2.30%
1990	1,744	+3.76%
1999	2,419	+3.70%
2007	2,783	+1.77%
2012	2,748	−0.25%
2017	2,826	+0.56%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sites of interest

Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is home to a Benedictine abbey, founded in the late 8th or early 9th century.

References

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^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE