Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Dordogne

Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Commune
Church of St. Germain
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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	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Lacroix
Area 1	19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	478
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History[]

On the night of 13–14 June 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[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References[]

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