Gémenos
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Gémenos is a commune
located 20 kilometers east of Marseille
in the Bouches-du-Rhône
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region
in southern France
.
In 1204, the bishop of Marseilles Rainier founded the Cistercian abbey of Saint Pons.
Around the 15th century, Geminas was deserted.
In 1563 the Marquis d'Albertas Nicolas and his brother Gaspard, both of Italian origin, acquired the demesne
of Gémenos, leading to the development of Gémenos as it is known today.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
located 20 kilometers east of Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
in the Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:...
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southern France
France
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Population
History
A property abstract belonging to Wilhem, Count of Marseilles, dating back to February 9th 934, noted for the first time the existence of a castrum named Geminas at the entry of the Saint Pons valley.In 1204, the bishop of Marseilles Rainier founded the Cistercian abbey of Saint Pons.
Around the 15th century, Geminas was deserted.
In 1563 the Marquis d'Albertas Nicolas and his brother Gaspard, both of Italian origin, acquired the demesne
Demesne
In the feudal system the demesne was all the land, not necessarily all contiguous to the manor house, which was retained by a lord of the manor for his own use and support, under his own management, as distinguished from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants...
of Gémenos, leading to the development of Gémenos as it is known today.