Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon

Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
The town hall and church in Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Coat of arms
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Location within Île-de-France region Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Arpajon
Intercommunality	Arpajonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Monique Goguelat
Area1	6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	9,218
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	91552 / 91180
Elevation	42–101 m (138–331 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 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-Germain-lès-Arpajon is a commune in the Essonne department. It is a suburb of Paris located 30 km (19 mi) south of Paris via the N20, and 20 km (12 mi) north of Étampes.

Its inhabitants are called Germinois.

History

• Corbinian founded a religious community in the 7th century
• Up into the 13th century, Saint-Germain was a dependence of the châtellenie of Montlhéry
• In the 16th century, Saint-Germain was an estate of the lords of Granville
• In the 18th century, it was an estate of the lords of Noailles
• In 1720, the commune takes its current name following the acquisition of the commune of Châtres by Louis de Severac, Marquis d' Arpajon-sur-Cère (father of Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles). It was previously called Saint-Germain-lès-Châtres).

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)