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The Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Voulx, located in Île-de-France, is a Catholic religious building built in the 12th century. Originally, it served as a priory dependent on the order of Saint-Benoît before becoming a parish church. Its architecture combines Romanesque elements and later additions, including a 16th century chapel and a steep bell tower, a vestige of fortified enclosures of the same period.

In the 15th century, the church was enlarged with a templar inspiration, then reworked in the next century. Its basilical plane includes a nave flanked by low-sides, arches crossed by warheads with coloured ribs, and a straight bedside pierced with a large double-shoe window. The stone bell tower, covered with a four-water roof, is accompanied by an external turret. The building, built in sandstone and limestone, is crossed by the Orvanne, a canalized stream.

The church houses notable works, including an 18th-century Virgin with the Child, a replica of a painting by Giovanni-Battista Salvi (il Sassoferrato), and a 19th-century Saint Vincent. Since 17 June 1926, it has been a historical monument, reflecting the architectural and spiritual evolution of the region, from its Benedictine origins to its present parish role.

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