Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon

Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Commune
	The town hall and church in Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
	Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
	Coordinates: 48°35′41″N 2°15′21″E / 48.5946°N 2.2558°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Arpajon
Intercommunality	CA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Norbert Santin
Area 1	6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)	11,305
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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).

Its inhabitants are called Germinois.

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