Geneston

Geneston
The church in Geneston, in the early 20th century The church in Geneston, in the early 20th century
Coat of arms of Geneston Coat of arms
Geneston
Location within Pays de la Loire region Geneston
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine
Intercommunality	Grand Lieu
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Gouraud
Area1	8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,233
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	44223 / 44140
Elevation	14–39 m (46–128 ft)
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.

Geneston is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Notable citizens

• Philibert Delorme (1510–1570), king's architect during the reign of François Ier and Henri II. On official papers, he was called "Abbé de Geneston" (Priest of Geneston).
• Mgr Rogatien Martin (1849–1912), born in Geneston. He was a religious in the Marquesas Islands.
• Jean-Baptiste Legeay (1897–1943), member of the monastic order Brother of Ploërmel, born in Geneston, resistant during the Second World War and killed in Cologne, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department