Église Saint-Germain-de-Paris

The Saint-Germain-de-Paris church is a Catholic parish church located in Cléry-en-Vexin, France. It is composed of two relatively homogeneous and well-preserved architectural ensembles. One dates back to the beginning of the 13th century and consists of the transept, the central belfry and the square choir; the other dates back to the 16th century and consists of the nave with its aisles. The south aisle was begun in a purely flamboyant Gothic style, but is already finished in the Renaissance style. The riches of the church are its elegant bell tower, which may have inspired the one in Auvers-sur-Oise, the richly carved western portal in the flamboyant gothic style, the beautiful original ribbed vaults of the transept crossing, the northern crossing and the choir, and the curious ornamentation of the three vaults of the nave. The church has been classified as a historical monument since 1929. It is affiliated with the pastoral sector of the western Vexin with its seat in Magny-en-Vexin, and Sunday masses are celebrated there only irregularly, twice a year.