This Roman Catholic church is located in the 1st arrondissement, just across the street from the Louvre. Its belfry is the starting point of the axe historique.
Saint Germain was the parish church for the inhabitants of the Louvre Palace. Since September 2019, it stands in for the religious services of Notre Dame cathedral.
It is said that the church’s main bell rang in the Saint Bartholonew’s Day massacre on the night of August 23-24, 1572.
