Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (, literally ''Saint-Germain near

Arpajon Arpajon () is a commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and village ...

'') is a commune in the

Essonne Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.department. It is a suburb of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

located south of Paris via the N20, and 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''.

History

Population

See also