Saint-Gence

Saint-Gence
Saint-Gence

Coordinates: 45°55′21″N 1°08′19″E / 45.92250°N 1.1386°E / 45.92250; 1.1386Coordinates: 45°55′21″N 1°08′19″E / 45.92250°N 1.1386°E / 45.92250; 1.1386
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Nieul
Intercommunality Limoges Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Delhoume
Area1 21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,518
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 87143 / 87510
Elevation 256–432 m (840–1,417 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Gence (Occitan: Sent Gençan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Demographics

Historical population of Saint-Gence
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population5346177041071131114891518

Inhabitants are known as Saint-Gençois.

Entertainment

Saint_Gence have every March a festival La Vinigaste.

See also

References

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