Notre-Dame de L'Assomption, Gouzangrez

The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a Catholic parish church located in Gouzangrez, Val-d'Oise, France. It combines a single Romanesque nave from the end of the 11th century with a Gothic transept and choir from the second quarter of the 13th century. The primitive portal was replaced by the present Romanesque portal in the early 12th century, at the latest during the 1120's. This portal, flanked by four columns with identical capitals, is the most interesting element of the church from the outside. Its fairly typical silhouette is still that of the 13th century, but the belfry floor of the central bell tower was unstylishly rebuilt in the modern period, and the northern crosspiece is largely neo-Gothic. Inside, the nave and transept arms have been redecorated in the same taste, while the transept crossing retains its original elegant Gothic architecture, apart from the vault. The chancel, whose important development in length can be explained by the double function of the church as a prioral and parish church, was revived in the Renaissance, and is thus presented in an eclectic style. With the house of the former priory adjoining the southern cross, and the enclosure of the cemetery with its 13th century cross, the church forms a remarkable whole, which strongly marks the identity of the village because of its location on its outskirts. The church of Notre-Dame was registered as a historical monument by decree of June 16, 1926, and is today affiliated to the parish of Avernes et Marines. Sunday masses are celebrated four times a year, on Saturdays at 6:30 pm or on Sundays at 9:30 am or 11 am.