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Origin and history

The church of the Faubourg de Paris, also known as the Faubourg Notre-Dame church, was located in the suburbs of Paris in Valenciennes. Originally, this area depended on the parish of Saint-Waast, a village outside the city walls, near the gate of Anzin. The destruction of this gate, linked to the modernization of fortifications and the construction of the citadel, deprived the suburbs of a church.

In 1736, a first church was built in the suburbs, near the Notre-Dame gate, along the main road. A bell tower was added in 1754. This building served the community until 1879, when it was replaced by a new church dedicated to Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur, built on the Place du Faubourg. The old church, sold by the city around 1880, was then converted into a dwelling.

The bell tower of the old church later lost its roof, but the building, still standing, continued to house housing. This site illustrates the urban and religious transformations of Valenciennes between the 18th and 19th centuries, marked by the modernization of infrastructures and the evolution of parish needs.

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