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Gennes | |
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Part ofGennes-Val-de-Loire | |
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| Coordinates:47°20′30″N0°13′54″W / 47.3417°N 0.2317°W /47.3417; -0.2317 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Doué-la-Fontaine |
| Commune | Gennes-Val-de-Loire |
Area 1 | 32.52 km2 (12.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,353 |
| • Density | 72.36/km2 (187.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Gennois, Gennoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49350 |
| Elevation | 22–98 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. | |
Gennes is a formercommune in theMaine-et-Loiredepartment in westernFrance. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune ofGennes-Val-de-Loire.[2]
Gennes was the scene of aWorld War II battle in June 1940, during theBattle of Saumur during the last stages of theBattle of France. The French casualties, seventeen Cadets of theCadre 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.
The castle ofMilly-le-Meugon, in its vicinity, was the property of the Maillé-Brézé family, closely related to the French royal family through theFirst Prince of the Blood,Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé.
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