Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Dordogne explained

Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Nontron
Canton:Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Insee:24417
Postal Code:24160
Mayor:Jean-Pierre Valentin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:45.3428°N 0.9919°W
Elevation M:150
Elevation Min M:127
Elevation Max M:297
Area Km2:19.01

Saint-Germain-des-Prés (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Gèrman daus Prats) 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.