Genêts () is a
commune in the
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Manche, in northwestern France. It was the port of the
oppidum Ingena (now
Avranches
Avranches (; nrf, Avraunches) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called ''Avranchinais''.
History
By the end of the Roman period, t ...
), the main settlement of the
Abrincatui.
Association des amis du site de Genêts, de ses environs et da la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel
(Genêts town website, in French)
The Manoir de Brion, an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France.
The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is ...
is located nearby. The tidal island of Tombelaine, offshore, is in the commune.
Demographic evolution
Administration
Mayors
See also
* Communes of the Manche department
Notes
Communes of Manche
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