Gennes-Val-de-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʒɛn val də lwaʁ] (listen), literally Gennes-Valley of Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger the former communes of Gennes, Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, Grézillé, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil.[3] On 1 January 2018, the former communes of Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Saint-Martin-de-la-Place were merged into it.[4]
Gennes-Val-de-Loire | |
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Commune | |
The bridge of Gennes | |
Location of Gennes-Val-de-Loire ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 47°21′08″N 0°13′27″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Saumur |
Canton | Doué-en-Anjou, Longué-Jumelles |
Intercommunality | CA Saumur Val de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Nicole Moisy[1] |
Area 1 | 144.94 km2 (55.96 sq mi) |
Population | 8,570 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 49261 /49160, 49320, 49350 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire in its geography as of January 2020.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,790 | — |
1975 | 6,782 | −0.02% |
1982 | 7,173 | +0.80% |
1990 | 7,648 | +0.80% |
1999 | 7,731 | +0.12% |
2007 | 8,029 | +0.47% |
2012 | 8,488 | +1.12% |
2017 | 8,724 | +0.55% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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