St., a town of France, department of Seine-et-Oise, on an eminence on the left bank of the Seine, 10 miles W.N.W. of Paris. The streets are wide, handsome, and well paved, and the houses lofty and well built. It originated in a chapel and monastery of St Germanus, built by King Robert in the eleventh century, in the midst of the forest then called Silva Ledia. The royal palace, for which the town is chiefly noted, was originally built by Charles V. in 1370. It was rebuilt by Francis I., and improved and embellished by succeeding monarchs, and especially by Louis XIV. This was the favourite residence of Marguerite de Valois, Henry II., Henry IV., and Francis I., and the birth-place of Charles IX. and Louis XIV. James II. of England spent here the last years of his life. It is now used as a military prison. A fine terrace, about a mile and a half in length, and nearly 100 feet wide, extends along the brow of the hill and commands a delightful prospect. The parish church contains a monument, erected at the expense of George IV., over part of the remains of James II., which were found in making some alterations in the church. St German has three handsome squares, a corn market, theatre, and public library; and manufactures of woollens, leather, and horse-hair goods. Pop. 12,527. The forest of St German occupies an area of 8900 acres, and is traversed by numerous roads, the aggregate length of which is estimated at about 1180 miles.