Saint-Germain-des-Prés — Local services in Paris

Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe]) is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the north, the rue des Saints-Pères on the west, between the rue de Seine and rue Mazarine on the east, and the rue du Four on the south. Residents of the quarter are known as Germanopratins.

The quarter has several famous cafés, including Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore, le Procope, and the Brasserie Lipp, and a large number of bookstores and publishing houses. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was the centre of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir). It is also home to the École des Beaux-Arts, the famed school of fine arts, and the Musée national Eugène Delacroix, in the former apartment and studio of painter Eugène Delacroix. It's history : The Middle Ages

Until the 17th century the land where the quarter is located was prone to flooding from the Seine, and little building took place there; it was largely open fields, or Prés, which gave the quarter its name.

The Benedictine abbey in the center of the quarter was founded in the 6th century by the son of Clovis I, Childebert I (ruled 511–558). In 542, while making war in Spain, Childebert raised his siege of Zaragoza when he heard that the inhabitants had placed themselves under the protection of the martyr Saint Vincent. In gratitude the bishop of Zaragoza presented him with the saint's stole. When Childebert returned to Paris, he caused a church to be erected to house the relic, dedicated to the Holy Cross and Saint Vincent, placed where he could see it across the fields from the royal palace on the Île de la Cité. In 558, St. Vincent's church was completed and dedicated by Germain, Bishop of Paris on 23 December; on the same day, Childebert died. Close by the church a monastery was erected. The Abbey church became the burial place of the dynasty of Merovingian Kings. Its abbots had both spiritual and temporal jurisdiction over the residents of Saint-Germain (which they kept until the 17th century). Since the monastery had a rich treasury and was outside the city walls, it was plundered and set on fire by the Normans in the ninth century. It was rebuilt in 1014 and rededicated in 1163 by Pope Alexander III to Bishop Germain, who had been canonized.

The church and buildings of the Abbey were rebuilt in stone c. 1000 AD, and the Abbey developed into a major center of scholarship and learning. A village grew up around the Abbey, which had about six hundred inhabitants by the 12th century. The modern rue du Four is the site of the old ovens of the monastery, and the dining hall was located along the modern rue de l'Abbaye. A parish church, the church of Saint-Pierre, also was built on the left bank, at the site of the present Ukrainian catholic church; its parish covered most of the modern 6th and 7th arrondissements. The fortifications of King Philip Augustus (1358–1383), the first built around the entire city, left Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés just...

I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction with a recent incident that occurred on May 4, 2024, at St-Germain-des-Prés station on Metro Line 4.

My girlfriend's parents, who were visiting Paris, purchased paper tickets at Paris Nord Station between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM that same day. Upon exiting at St-Germain-des-Prés station, they were confronted by staff who claimed the tickets were invalid and issued a fine of 70 euros. The gate in the Paris Nord Station does not function properly as it does not close. You can see this by CCTV.

We are deeply troubled by this situation. We ensured the tickets were purchased correctly at the designated station and within the appropriate timeframe for their intended use. To be penalized for what appears to be a mistake on RATP's end is not only inconvenient but also financially burdensome.

Therefore, I am formally requesting a full refund of the 70 euro fine and a thorough investigation into why the tickets purchased at Paris Nord Station were deemed invalid at St-Germain-des-Prés station. I am also requesting a compensation of 1000 euro for the emotional damage and stress caused by your staff agent number 729846.

We have retained the tickets in question as evidence. Please advise on the next steps required to resolve this matter.

I expect a prompt and professional response to this complaint. While I understand mistakes can happen, I am disappointed with the inconvenience and financial burden this incident has caused. We will escalate the issue to national level and also use social media if we do not hear...

Station de métro de la ligne 4 du nom de l'église voisine, présentant la particularité d'être décorée de touches de noir sur des murs blancs au niveau des quais, notamment une bouche d'aération dont la grille est sculptée de manière à former un livre ouvert (quai direction Bagneux) 🤩😍

Une station qui n'est accessible qu'en escaliers, pour les accès de part et d'autre du Bd Saint-Germain et face / devant l'église ; avec comme autre particularité d'un accès quasi immédiat au quai direction Pte de Clignancourt depuis l'accès sud, tandis que la salle des billets et l'accès au quai direction Bagneux se situent près de l'accès nord, à...