Geneston (French pronunciation: [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.[3]
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Geneston is twinned with:
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
References
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires” (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui: Commune data sheet Geneston, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ “Histoire” (in French). Commune of Geneston. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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