Église Saint-Rémi d'Asnières-sur-Oise

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Saint-Rémi Church is a parish Catholic church located in Asnières-sur-Oise, France. It would be located at the site of a primitive oratory, built in the sixth century at a site designated by Saint Rémi himself. The church of Asnières-sur-Oise, probably already dedicated to Saint Rémi, is given to the abbey of Saint-Denis in 775, and the parish is mentioned in an act of 907.

A new Romanesque choir was probably built in the first quarter of the 12th century. Its first two spans, vaulted in cradle, still exist and represent the oldest part of the present church. In the first Gothic period, the nave was rebuilt with third-point arcades falling back on the chapiteaux of hooks of cylindrical pillars, without vaulting, then the Romanesque apse was replaced by two new spans with a cut-sided bedside, curiously vaulted with ridges.

The bell tower must date from the same time, and is considered the most interesting element of the church. Subsequently, at the end of the 12th century and at the beginning of the 13th century, two side chapels are added to the north and south of the choir, which are the only parts of the church to have benefited from a vault...