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Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Coat of arms of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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Saint-Germain-en-Laye is located in France
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Coordinates: 48°53′56″N 2°05′38″E / 48.8989°N 2.0938°E / 48.8989; 2.0938
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonSaint-Germain-en-Laye
IntercommunalityCA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Arnaud Pericard
Area
1
51.94 km2 (20.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
44,806
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Saint-Germanois
Saint-Germinois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78551 /78100
Elevation22–107 m (72–351 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 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-en-Laye (French: [sɛ̃.ʒɛʁmɛ̃.ɑ̃.lɛ] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Fourqueux was merged into Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2018 (in French)