Saint-Génard | |
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The church in Saint-Génard
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Coordinates: 46°10′58″N 0°08′01″W / 46.1828°N 0.1336°WCoordinates: 46°10′58″N 0°08′01″W / 46.1828°N 0.1336°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Niort |
Canton | Melle |
Intercommunality | Canton of Melle |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Morin |
Area1 | 11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 331 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 79251 /79500 |
Elevation | 84–138 m (276–453 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Génard is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. The 20th-century French archaeologist Pierre de La Coste-Messelière (1894–1975) was born in Saint-Génard.