Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Dordogne

For other uses, see Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Church of St. Germain
Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Coordinates: 45°20′34″N 0°59′31″E / 45.3428°N 0.9919°E / 45.3428; 0.9919Coordinates: 45°20′34″N 0°59′31″E / 45.3428°N 0.9919°E / 45.3428; 0.9919
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) François Lacroix
Area1 19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 501
 • Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 24417 / 24160
Elevation 127–297 m (417–974 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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-des-Prés is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

In the night of June 13 and 14, 2007, a flash flood caused by a storm turned the river Ravillou and its tributary Merdanson into devastating torrents, that damaged the town and the bridge across the Ravillou.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 558—    
1968 582+4.3%
1975 542−6.9%
1982 537−0.9%
1990 508−5.4%
1999 467−8.1%
2008 501+7.3%

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