Manche
Arrondissement of Avranches
Genêts

Genêts

Genêts is a commune in the department of , in northwestern France. It was the port of the oppidum Ingena, the main settlement of the Abrincatui. The , an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located nearby.
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  • Type: Village with 451 residents
  • Description: commune in Manche, France
  • Also known as: “Genets”
  • Postal code: 50530

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Genêts and Manoir de Brion.

Church
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is a church.

Manor estate
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The , also known as the Château de Brion, is a former Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, France. It is located near the village of Genêts, in Normandy, and was founded in 1137 by the abbot Bernard du Bec.

Island
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is a small tidal island off the coast of Normandy in . It lies a few kilometres north of Mont Saint-Michel. At low tide, the island can be reached on foot from the coast of Cotentin, 3.5 kilometres to the northeast, and from Mont Saint-Michel. is situated 4 km southwest of Genêts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bacilly and Mont Saint-Michel.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern . is situated 3 km northeast of Genêts.

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is a small UNESCO World Heritage site on an island just off the coast near in the departmentof of in northern .

Village
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is a former commune in the department in the region in northwestern . On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of . is situated 7 km north of Genêts.

Genêts

Latitude
48.68535° or 48° 41′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.4773° or 1° 28′ 38″ west
Population
451
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8CWWMGPF+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1433324272
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3016358
Wiki­data ID
Q582963
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Genêts” goes by many names.
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  • Cebuano: “Genêts (lungsod)”
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  • Chechen: “Жене”
  • Chinese: “Genêts”
  • Chinese: “热内”
  • Chinese: “热内特”
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  • Dutch: “Genets”
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  • Finnish: “Genêts”
  • French: “50199”
  • French: “Genest”
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  • Greek: “Ζενέ”
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  • Kazakh: “Жене”
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  • Romanian: “Gents”
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  • Russian: “Жене (Нормандия)”
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  • Tatar: “Жене”
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