Saint-Gence
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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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.
Saint-Gence | |
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 Location of Saint-Gence | |
  Saint-Gence  Saint-Gence | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′21″N 1°08′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Couzeix |
| Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Roux[1] |
Area 1 | 21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,204 |
| • Density | 101.2/km2 (262.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87143 /87510 |
| Elevation | 256–432 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. | |
Demographics
Inhabitants are known as Saint-Gençois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,204 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Entertainment
There is an annual food and wine festival in Saint-Gence, La Vinigast.
