Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle

Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle
Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle

Coordinates: 45°42′14″N 1°25′37″E / 45.7039°N 1.4269°E / 45.7039; 1.4269Coordinates: 45°42′14″N 1°25′37″E / 45.7039°N 1.4269°E / 45.7039; 1.4269
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Pierre-Buffière
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-François Duchet
Area1 19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 431
  Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 87144 / 87260
Elevation 270–421 m (886–1,381 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.

Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle (Occitan: Sent Giniés) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Geography

The Roselle, a tributary of the Briance, forms most of the commune's northern border; the Briance forms all of its southern border.

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