Saint-Gence

Coordinates: 45°55′21″N 1°08′19″E / 45.92250°N 1.1386°E / 45.92250; 1.1386
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Saint-Gence
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Saint-Gence is located in France
Saint-Gence
Saint-Gence
Saint-Gence is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Gence
Saint-Gence
Coordinates: 45°55′21″N 1°08′19″E / 45.92250°N 1.1386°E / 45.92250; 1.1386
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementLimoges
CantonCouzeix
IntercommunalityCU Limoges Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Roux[1]
Area
1
21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,213
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87143 /87510
Elevation256–432 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.

Saint-Gence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃s]; Occitan: Sent Gençan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Demographics[edit]

Inhabitants are known as Saint-Gençois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 617—    
1975 704+1.90%
1982 1,071+6.18%
1990 1,311+2.56%
1999 1,489+1.42%
2007 1,897+3.07%
2012 2,051+1.57%
2017 2,134+0.80%
Source: INSEE[3]

Entertainment[edit]

There is an annual food and wine festival in Saint-Gence, La Vinigast.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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