Travel Guide Geneston

In the old depression of Grand-Place Lake, at the ends of the Vendée, Géneston should be named after the legendary genius. The occupation of the site is very old, but it was the installation of a maladerie in the Fifth century that led to its development. Géneston then knows several statutes: parish of the Poitou Marches in 1790, she became a commune before being connected, a few years later, in Montbert. In 1954 it found its status as a commune. A monastery existed from 1147, implanted on the initiative of the Bishop of Nantes, and was erected in abbey by the Pope. The abbey quickly becomes a kind of seigneury to depend immediately on the King of France. Since its creation, the monastery has been considerably expanded and expanded. In the Revolution, the whole is dismembered and sold. During the insurgency of 1793, many Genestonnais mobilized to join the so-called «division of aging» and the commune paid a heavy tribute to Vendée wars. In 1832, at its equipped, the Duchess of Berry spent the night of May 18 in this city, already known for its commercial dynamism, which has never been denied since. The markets and fairs that have been held there since the thirteenth century have always attracted the people around.