Belloy-en-France

French commune
nomcommune=Belloy-en-France


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latitude=49.0903
longitude=2.3719
région=Île-de-France
département=Val-d'Oise
arrondissement=Sarcelles
canton=Viarmes
intercomm=CC Carnelle Pays de France
maire=Raphaël Barbarossa
mandat=2001-2008
alt mini=
alt maxi=
area=9.49
sans=1,536
date-sans=1999
dens=162
insee=95056
cp=95270|

Belloy-en-France is a small town and a commune in the Val-d'Oise "département", in the French region of Île-de-France.

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was formatnum:1536.
The estimate for 2007 was formatnum:1819.

Monuments

The Saint Georges church was built in the 13th century on the site of a primitive sanctuary, a very early place of pilgrimage. The façade is in Renaissance style; the gate (portal), sometimes attributed to Jean Bullant, consists of a tympanum concerning columns grooved in Corinthian capitals (big tops), any box of an entablement in the classic art very decorated, surmounted in the extremities of 2 let us dawdle. The salamander and the initial of the 1st king François appear on écoinçons.

The base of the bell tower and the chapel of the Virgo establish(constitute) the most former(ancient) parts(parties) of the building. The choir is bent by diagonal ribs(nose cones) in star, vaults strengthened by liernes and tiercerons in the nave and the shoulders. Stony baptismal fonts decorated with bas-reliefs representing plant motives date 1524. The building possesses a tumulaire paving stone in double effigy of Guillaume de Belloy, a pulpit and woodwork of the XVIIIth century and opposite, a Bench of work of the XVIIth century surmounted by a front wall(pediment).

ee also

*Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

* [http://www.uniondesmairesduvaldoise.fr Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=95056 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos95056.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon