Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon

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Coordinates: 48°35′46″N 2°15′23″E / 48.59611, 2.25639

Commune of Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Location
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Coordinates 48°35′46″N 2°15′23″E / 48.59611, 2.25639
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Arpajon
Intercommunality CC de l'Arpajonnais
Mayor Monique Goguelat
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 42 m–101 m
(avg. 82 m)
Land area¹ 6.31 km²
Population²
(1999)		 8,227
 - Density 1,304/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 91552/ 91180
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon is a commune of the canton of Arpajon in the département of the Essonne. It is a suburb of Paris, located at 30 km to the south of Paris via the N20, and 20 km north of Étampes.

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[edit] History

  • Corbinien 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, the commune becomes part of the seigneurery of Granville
  • To the 18th century, it was Noailles which made their seigneurery
  • 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 (it was previously called Saint-Germain-lès-Châtres).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was 8,227.
The estimate for 2006 was 9,108.

Its inhabitants are termed Germinoises (feminine) and Germinois (masculine).

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