Notre-Dame de Clignancourt

PARIS, FRANCE · 19TH CENTURY

A Romanesque Revival church in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, completed in 1863 and named after the former village of Clignancourt.

At a glance

Notre-Dame de Clignancourt stands as a statement of religious confidence in the rapidly modernizing Paris of the Second Empire. Built in the Romanesque Revival idiom, the church commemorates a landscape forever changed by urban annexation.

History

The church takes its name from Clignancourt, a small village in the commune of Montmartre that was absorbed into Paris in 1860. Its construction and completion in 1863 followed this territorial expansion, serving the spiritual needs of the newly integrated district.

What you see

The building exemplifies the Romanesque Revival style, an architectural movement that drew on medieval forms to express solidity and permanence in nineteenth-century urban contexts. Its formal language reflects the aesthetic choices of the Second Empire period.

Cultural significance

The church marks the physical and cultural integration of formerly independent settlements into the expanding metropolitan whole. It remains a landmark of the 18th arrondissement’s history and identity.

Key facts

Country: France
City: 18th arrondissement of Paris
Completed: 1863
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
Coordinates: 48.89305556, 2.345

Practical information & getting there

The church is located at 2 place Jules Joffrin. The nearest Metro stations are Jules Joffrin and Simplon, both within walking distance.

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