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The church of the Trois-Patrons of Saint-Denis, built in 1600, replaces three older parish churches dedicated to Sainte-Geneviève, Saint-Michel-du-Degré and Saint-Barthélemy. The latter were destroyed in 1567 during the fighting between Catholics and Huguenots during the battle of Saint-Denis. The building, described during its revolutionary sale as a stone construction and tile-covered bellows, consists of a unique nave and a bell tower with belfry.

During the Revolution, the church was sold in 1794 and transformed into a theatre (1792-1797), then into a carpentry workshop. Its apse, the only vestige of the secondary churches surrounding the ancient Saint-Rémy cemetery, marks the northern limit of the monastic city around the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Today, it is integrated into the city hall and closed to the public.

Classified as a historical monument in 1952 with the remains of the Merovingian cemetery, the site revealed, during excavations in 1985 and 1993, the traces of six distinct churches dating from the Merovingian period in the 16th century. These discoveries include Romanesque sculptures, bearing witness to the religious and architectural importance of the place throughout the centuries.

The protected elements include the remains of the church and the Merovingian remains, located under the cadastral plots AL19 and AL20. Although communal property, part of the site is privately owned, limiting its accessibility.

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