| Genêts | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Avranches |
| Canton: | Avranches |
| Insee: | 50199 |
| Postal Code: | 50530 |
| Mayor: | Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Coordinates: | 48.685°N -1.474°W |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Elevation Min M: | 6 |
| Elevation Max M: | 38 |
| Area Km2: | 6.89 |
Genêts (in French pronounced as /ʒənɛ/) is a commune in the department of Manche, in northwestern France. It was the port of the oppidum Ingena (now Avranches), the main settlement of the Abrincatui.[2]
The Manoir de Brion, an ancient Benedictine priory of the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located nearby. The tidal island of Tombelaine, 3.5km (02.2miles) offshore, is in the commune.
| Period | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1791–1803 | Pierre-Guillaume Bienvenu | |
| 1803–1808 | Auguste Duchemin | |
| 1808–1810 | Louis Chesnay | |
| 1810–1848 | Pierre Estorre | |
| 1848–1859 | Emile Dupont | |
| 1859–1868 | Constantin Le Clerc | |
| 1868–1884 | Paul Piton | |
| 1884–1913 | Paul Lenepveu De Dungy | |
| 1913–1929 | Victor Morin | |
| 1929–1935 | Alfred Duchemin | |
| 1935–1959 | Maurice Lesrel | |
| 1959-1959 | Martial Vinour | |
| 1959–1963 | Jean Simon | |
| 1963–1972 | René Chesnay | |
| 1972–1977 | Michel Lemeteyer | |
| 1977–1979 | André Michel | |
| 1979–1983 | Emmanuel Leveilley | |
| 1983–1989 | Henri Tropee | |
| 1989–1995 | Marie-Claire Daniel | |
| 1995–2014 | Jacques Hec | |
| 2014–2026 | Catherine Brunaud-Rhyn | |
| Source : Mayor's Office. | ||