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Saint-Germain

Saint-Germain may refer to various French phenomena:

• the 6th century bishop of Paris, canonized as Saint Germain of Paris, who
• founded an abbey in the fields near Paris, now the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés which gave its name to the neighborhood and to the Boulevard Saint-Germain on the Left Bank (this area is also known as the Latin Quarter), or
• the bishop of Auxerre, canonized as Saint Germain of Auxerre, died A.D. 478, who founded
• the Carolingian abbey of Saint-Germain en Auxerre named for the same saint, or
• the ancient and picturesque commune of Saint-Germain Laval in the Forez, or
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• the royal French Chateau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Île-de-France west of Paris, and the city that has grown up around it, or
• the Edict of Saint-Germain, 1562, recognizing the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion in the 16th century, signed in the chateau, or
• the Peace of Saint-Germain, 1570, a truce in the same wars, or
• the Treaty of Saint-Germain, also signed in the chateau, but at the end of World War I in 1919, or
• the Paris-based professional soccer team Paris Saint-Germain, or
• the Braque Saint-Germain, in the List of dog breeds
• the 18th-century poet, the self-styled "Comte de Saint-Germain", who claimed to be centuries old
• the stage name Saint Germain of Ludovic Navarre, a French Jazz musician

In Canada

Gerry St. Germain was a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament in the government of Brian Mulroney, 1984-1993

In the United States:

• A religious organization in Northern California, the Saint Germain Foundation

In France Saint-Germain may be one of the communes that have or begin with:

• Saint-Germain, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
• Saint-Germain, in the Ardèche département
• Saint-Germain, in the Aube département
• Saint-Germain, in the Haute-Saône département
• Saint-Germain, in the Vienne département

Saint-Germain - Related

• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, in the Rhône département
• Saint-Germain-Beaupré, in the Creuse département
• Saint-Germain-Chassenay, in the Nièvre département
• Saint-Germain-d'Anxure, in the Mayenne département
• Saint-Germain-d'Arcé, in the Sarthe département
• Saint-Germain-d'Aunay, in the Orne département
• Saint-Germain-de-Belvès, in the Dordogne département
• Saint-Germain-de-Calberte, in the Lozère département
• Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille, in the Orne département
• Saint-Germain-de-Confolens, in the Charente département
• Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer, in the Mayenne département
• Saint Germain d'Ectot, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-de-Fresney, in the Eure département
• Saint-Germain-de-Grave, in the Gironde département
• Saint-Germain-de-Joux, in the Ain département
• Saint-Germain-de-la-Coudre, in the Orne département
• Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange, in the Yvelines département
• Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, in the Gironde département
• Saint Germain de Livet, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-d'Elle, in the Manche département
• Saint-Germain-de-Longue-Chaume, in the Deux-Sèvres département
• Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan, in the Charente-Maritime département
• Saint-Germain-de-Marencennes, in the Charente-Maritime département
• Saint-Germain-de-Martigny, in the Orne département
• Saint-Germain-de-Modéon, in the Côte-d'Or département
• Saint-Germain-de-Montbron, in the Charente département
• Saint Germain de Montgommery, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier, in the Eure département
• Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay, in the Vendée département
• Saint-Germain-de-Salles, in the Allier département
• Saint-Germain-des-Angles, in the Eure département
• Saint-Germain-des-Bois, in the Cher département
• Saint-Germain-des-Bois, in the Nièvre département
• Saint-Germain-des-Champs, in the Yonne département
• Saint-Germain-des-Essourts, in the Seine-Maritime département
• Saint-Germain-des-Fossés, in the Allier département
• Saint-Germain-des-Grois, in the Orne département
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the Dordogne département
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the Loiret département
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the Maine-et-Loire département
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the Tarn département
• Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil, in the Gironde département
• Saint-Germain-des-Vaux, in the Manche département
• Saint-Germain-d'Étables, in the Seine-Maritime département
• Saint-Germain-de-Tallevende-la-Lande-Vaumont, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut, in the Manche département
• Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, in the Manche département
• Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac, in the Charente-Maritime département
• Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air, in the Lot département
• Saint-Germain-du-Bois, in the Saône-et-Loire département
• Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis, in the Orne département
• Saint Germain du Crioult, in the Calvados département
• Saint Germain du Pert, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-du-Pinel, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département
• Saint-Germain-du-Plain, in the Saône-et-Loire département
• Saint-Germain-du-Puch, in the Gironde département
• Saint-Germain-du-Puy, in the Cher département
• Saint-Germain-du-Salembre, in the Dordogne département
• Saint-Germain-du-Seudre, in the Charente-Maritime département
• Saint-Germain-du-Teil, in the Lozère département
• Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais, in the Saône-et-Loire département
• Saint-Germain-en-Coglès, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the Yvelines département
• Saint-Germain-en-Montagne, in the Jura Jura département
• Saint-Germain-et-Mons, in the Dordogne département
• Saint Germain la Blanche Herbe, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-la-Campagne, in the Eure département
• Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte, in the Savoie département
• Saint-Germain-l'Aiguiller, in the Vendée département
• Saint-Germain-la-Montagne, in the Loire département
• Saint-Germain-Langot, in the Calvados département
• Saint-Germain-la-Poterie, in the Oise département
• Saint-Germain-Laprade, in the Haute-Loire département
• Saint-Germain-Laval, in the Loire département
• Saint-Germain-Laval, in the Seine-et-Marne département
• Saint-Germain-la-Ville, in the Marne département
• Saint-Germain-Lavolps, in the Corrèze département
• Saint-Germain-Laxis, in the Seine-et-Marne département
• Saint-Germain-le-Châtelet, in the Territoire de Belfort département
• Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux, in the Mayenne département
• Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard, in the Eure-et-Loir département
• Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard, in the Manche département
• Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume, in the Mayenne département
• Saint-Germain-Lembron, in the Puy-de-Dôme département
• Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux, in the Côte-d'Or département
• Saint-Germain-lès-Arlay, in the Jura département
• Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon, in the Essonne département
• Saint-Germain-les-Belles, in the Haute-Vienne département

See also

• Germain

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