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Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
is a
commune
in the
Essonne
department
. It is a
suburb
of
Paris
located south of Paris via the
N20
, and
north
of
Étampes
.
Its inhabitants are called
Germinois
.
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.
