Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines

Saint- Genis-des -Fontaines (Catalan Sant Genís de Fontane ) is a commune with 2763 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Pyrénées- Orientales in the Languedoc- Roussillon region; it belongs to the district Ceret and the Canton of Argelès- sur -Mer.

Demographics

Attractions

• The Abbey of Saint -Genis- des- Fontaines ( founded around 778, Monument historique 1924/1975 ); with its church, its cloister, his sculpture in particular the lintels of their main portal.
• The chapel Sainte -Colombe in the Domaine de Cabanes, 2 kilometers north of Saint- Génis ( Monument historique 1984)