Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Dordogne
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
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river along with the Merdanson, the flood devastated the village and a 12th century built bridge which connects the departmental road 76.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Floods
On the nights of 13 and 14 June 2007, the village was affected by a violent flood caused by torrential downpours. It transformed the RavillouRavillou
The Ravillou is a stream in the Dordogne department, France. It is a tributary of the Loue, part of the Dordogne basin.The river rises in the commune of Dussac, it runs through Saint-Germain-des-Prés and empties into the Loue northwest of Coulaures.-Floods:...
river along with the Merdanson, the flood devastated the village and a 12th century built bridge which connects the departmental road 76.