Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Essonne | |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
Canton | Arpajon | |
Community association | Cœur d'Essonne agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 36 ' N , 2 ° 15' E | |
height | 42-101 m | |
surface | 6.31 km 2 | |
Residents | 10,707 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,697 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 91180 | |
INSEE code | 91552 | |
Website | http://www.ville-saint-germain-les-arpajon.fr/ | |
Hôtel de Ville and Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre church |
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon is a French commune with 10,707 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region . It is located in the Arrondissement of Palaiseau and the canton of Arpajon . The inhabitants are called Germinois .
geography
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon lies on the Orge , a tributary of the Seine . The community is surrounded by Linas in the north, Leuville-sur-Orge in the north-east, Brétigny-sur-Orge in the east and south-east, La Norville in the south, Arpajon in the west and south-west and Ollainville in the north-west.
history
Previously the name of the municipality was Saint-Germain-lès-Châtres .
Attractions
- Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre church, built in the 11th and 12th centuries, monument historique since March 1926
- Boisselle, Falaise and Fourcon mills
- Château de Chanteloup
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 69-73.
Personalities
- Korbinian (670 / 680–724 / 730), first bishop of Freising, missionary
Web links
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