Geneston

Geneston is a commune with 3558 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) about 15 km south of Nantes in the Loire -Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire; it belongs to the district of Nantes and the Canton Aigrefeuille- sur- Maine.

Neighboring communities of Geneston are Saint -Philbert -de- Grand -Lieu, Pont -Saint- Martin, La Chevrolière, Le Bignon, Mont Bertrand, Saint- Colomban in Loire- Atlantique and Saint- Philbert -de- Bouaine in Vendée.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Geneston Abbey ( founded as a monastery in 1147, 1163 Abbey )

Personalities

  • Philibert Delorme (1510-1570), royal architect, Abbot of Geneston
  • Sebastien -Joseph du Cambout de Coislin called Pontchâteau (1634-1690), nephew of Richelieu, Abbot of Geneston to 1665
  • Henri Mathieu de Montmorency (1648-1708), Marquis de Fosseux, Seigneur de Alain Court, 1694 Abbot of Geneston
  • Rogatien Martin (1849-1912), Bishop of the Marquesas, born in Geneston, buried next to Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel
  • Jean Baptiste Legeay (1897-1943), a resistance fighter, was born in Geneston

Twinning

  • Covelo, Pontevedra, Spain
  • Municipality in the department of Loire- Atlantique
  • Place in Pays de la Loire
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Nantes Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu Philibert de l'Orme Courtalain
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