Gennes, Maine-et-Loire

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]

Gennes
Part of Gennes-Val-de-Loire
Location of Gennes
Gennes
Gennes
Coordinates: 47°20′30″N 0°13′54″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSaumur
CantonDoué-la-Fontaine
CommuneGennes-Val-de-Loire
Area
1
32.52 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
2,401
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Gennois, Gennoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49350
Elevation22–98 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.
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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.

Dolmen of La Madeleine, one of the dolmens visible around Gennes

The castle of Milly-le-Meugon, in its vicinity, was the property of the Maillé-Brézé family, closely related to the French royal family through the First Prince of the Blood, Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé.

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 5 October 2015
  3. Musée de la Cavalerie française in Saumur (French site): http://87.237.184.32/page/affichelieu.php?idLieu=6191&idLang=fr%5B%5D


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