Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Commune in Île-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Norbert Santin^[1]Area6.31 km² (2.44 sq mi)Population11,305 • Density1,800/km² (4,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation42–101 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.

Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aʁpaʒɔ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Germain near 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.

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).

Population

Its inhabitants are called Germinois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,105	—
1975	5,949	+5.44%
1982	6,217	+0.63%
1990	7,607	+2.55%
1999	8,227	+0.87%
2007	9,146	+1.33%
2012	9,412	+0.58%
2017	10,707	+2.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

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