Geneston Explained

Geneston
Native Name:	(Gallo)
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Geneston (Loire-Atlantique).svg
Arrondissement:	Nantes
Canton:	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Insee:	44223
Postal Code:	44140
Mayor:	Karine Paviza^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Grand Lieu
Coordinates:	47.0564°N -1.5114°W
Elevation Min M:	14
Elevation Max M:	39
Area Km2:	8.04

Geneston (in French pronounced as /ʒənɛtɔ̃/; Gallo: Jeneston or Jnéton, Breton: Banaleg-ar-Gevred) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

The commune was created in 1954 from part of the commune of Montbert.

Twin towns - Sister cities

Geneston is twinned with:

• Covelo, Galicia, Spain^[2]

Personalities

• Philibert Delorme (1510–1570), architect
• Rogatien Martin (1849–1912), monk in the Marquesas Islands.
• Jean-Baptiste Legeay (1897–1943), active in the Resistance during World War II

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Web site: Histoire. Commune of Geneston. fr. 2023-11-14.