| Saint-Germain-Laval | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Saint-Germain-Laval.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Roanne |
| Canton: | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Insee: | 42230 |
| Postal Code: | 42260 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Claude Raymond[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Vals d'Aix et d'Isable |
| Coordinates: | 45.8308°N 4.0133°W |
| Elevation M: | 430 |
| Elevation Min M: | 344 |
| Elevation Max M: | 526 |
| Area Km2: | 17.08 |
Saint-Germain-Laval (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ laval/) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[2]
The North American explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.
The commune is located in the plain of Forez, in the center of departement of Loire, in the center of France, 35 kilometers south of Roanne, 52 kilometers north-west of Saint-Etienne and 37 kilometers east of Thiers.
It is crossed by the Aix river, a tributary of the Loire which flows less than ten kilometers to the east.AThe commune is 6 kilometers south of exit 5 of A89 autoroute linking Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne, 85 km distant) to Saint-Étienne (62 km distant).
Saint-Germain-Laval is twinned with:
San Germano, Italy