Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Dordogne

Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Commune
Church of St. Germain
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Coordinates: 45°20′34″N 0°59′31″E / 45.3428°N 0.9919°E / 45.3428; 0.9919Coordinates: 45°20′34″N 0°59′31″E / 45.3428°N 0.9919°E / 45.3428; 0.9919
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Lacroix
Area1	19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	501
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	24417 /24160
Elevation	127–297 m (417–974 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

In the night of June 13 and 14, 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.