Saint-Génard
| Saint-Génard | |
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The church in Saint-Génard | |
  Saint-Génard | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Saint-Génard | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′58″N 0°08′01″W / 46.1828°N 0.1336°WCoordinates: 46°10′58″N 0°08′01″W / 46.1828°N 0.1336°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| Canton | Melle |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Melle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Morin |
| Area1 | 11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 331 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79251 / 79500 |
| Elevation |
84–138 m (276–453 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
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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-Génard is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. The 20th-century French archaeologist Pierre de La Coste-Messelière (1894–1975) was born in Saint-Génard.
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