Gennes, Maine-et-Loire
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Gennes | |
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Part of Gennes-Val-de-Loire | |
Doué-la-Fontaine | |
Commune | Gennes-Val-de-Loire |
Area 1 | 32.52 km2 (12.56 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 2,391 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Gennois, Gennoise |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 49350 |
Elevation | 22–98 m (72–322 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gennes is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire.[2]
History
Gennes was the scene of a World War II battle in June 1940, during the Battle of Saumur during the last stages of the Battle of France. The French casualties, seventeen Cadets of the Cadre noir Saumur Cavalry school,[3] killed between 17 and 20 June 1940, are buried in the enclosure of the 11th century Saint-Eusèbe church built over an ancient Gallo-Roman sanctuary, on a hilltop overlooking the scene of their sacrifice.
The castle of
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
.
See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 5 October 2015
- ^ Musée de la Cavalerie française in Saumur (French site): http://87.237.184.32/page/affichelieu.php?idLieu=6191&idLang=fr[permanent dead link]
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gennes, Maine-et-Loire.
- http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/gennes.htm Archived 2005-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)