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The church of Saint-Rémi de Marines, located in the Val-d The latter built the present church from the middle of the 12th century, of which today the choir, transept and the large northern arcades of the nave, of primitive Gothic style, remain. The church is dedicated to Saint Remi in 1256 by the Archbishop of Rouen, Eudes Rigaud, after its enlargement financed by the tithes perceived by the Canons.

The Hundred Years War seriously damaged the building, resulting in partial reconstructions from the 16th century. The large arches south of the nave, of flamboyant Gothic style, are taken up as sub-work in the middle of the sixteenth century and decorated with Renaissance capitals. In 1562, the archdeacon Guillaumes Germain commanded the master mason Nicolas Le Mercier a Renaissance porch in front of the southern collateral, as well as work to modernize the lateral elevations, which remained unfinished. The northern collateral retains traces of this stylistic transition, with Renaissance windows and a cradle vault.

In the 17th century, the seigneury of Marines passed to Nicolas Brulart de Sillery, guard of the Seals of Henry IV, who founded a priory for the Oratorians in 1618 and commissioned François Mansart to order a funeral chapel dedicated to Saint Roch (today chapel of the Sacred Heart). This octagonal chapel, of classical style, is a rare example of Baroque architecture in Vexin. The oriental parts, modified several times, lose their original coherence, especially after the reconstruction of the choir in 1762 in a hybrid style.

The church, partially protected as early as 1926 (inscription MH), saw its chapel classified in 1981 and then the entire building classified in 2024. Despite clumsy restorations, it retains remarkable elements such as the Renaissance porch, the Mansart Chapel and the choir's woodwork. Today, it remains an active place of worship within a parish grouping of 34 communes, with Sunday Masses celebrated every Sunday at 11 a.m.

The furniture includes a classified 13th century bell, one of the oldest French specimens made according to the method of monk Theophile, as well as an organ by John Abbey (1833), restored in 1989. A plaque also commemorates the vow of Saint John Eudes in 1624 in this church, highlighting his historical spiritual role.

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