Belloy-en-France (French pronunciation: [bɛlwa ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃s] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Belloy–Saint-Martin station has rail connections to Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris.

Belloy-en-France
St. Georges
St. Georges
Coat of arms of Belloy-en-France
Location of Belloy-en-France
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Belloy-en-France is located in France
Belloy-en-France
Belloy-en-France
Belloy-en-France is located in Île-de-France (region)
Belloy-en-France
Belloy-en-France
Coordinates: 49°05′25″N 2°22′19″E / 49.0903°N 2.3719°E / 49.0903; 2.3719
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementSarcelles
CantonFosses
IntercommunalityCarnelle Pays de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphaël Barbarossa[1]
Area
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9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,228
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95056 /95270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,065—    
1975 1,710+7.00%
1982 1,645−0.55%
1990 1,540−0.82%
1999 1,536−0.03%
2007 1,819+2.14%
2012 2,098+2.90%
2017 2,189+0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

Monuments

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The Saint Georges church was built in the 13th century on the site of a primitive shrine, a very early place of pilgrimage. The façade is in Renaissance style; the gate, sometimes attributed to Jean Bullant, consists of a tympanum leading to columns grooved in Corinthian capitals, the whole surrounded by a very decorated classic entablature, surmounted in the extremities by two roof lanterns. The salamander and the initials of the king Francis I of France appear on the spandrels.

The base of the bell tower and the chapel of the Virgin Mary are the oldest parts of the building. The choir has a rib vault, strengthened by liernes in the nave and the aisles.

The stone baptismal fonts date from 1524 and are decorated with bas-reliefs representing plants. The building also has a gravestone in double effigy of Guillaume de Belloy, a pulpit and an 18th-century panellings, opposite a 17th-century banc d'œuvre surmounted by a pediment.

Belloy-en-France is the location of the only remaining French manufacturer of traditional tassels, Les Passementeries de l'île de France, as of 2019.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "How the world's most beautiful tassels are made". House & Garden.
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