Eglise Saint-Denis

With its fortified bell tower dating from the 12th century, the Saint-Denis church dominates the old Viry. Completed in the eighteenth century following many campaigns of work, it is listed in the inventory of historical monuments since 1925.

The church was built in the 18th century

Probably built on the foundations of a first church located during archaeological excavations and in old crates, it was said to be the first church of Saint-Denis, apôthe church of Saint-Denis, apostle of the Gauls and first city of Paris, has a simple architecture, with a rectangular shape and a flat chevet, like the majority of the churches in the region. Its fortified aspect makes it, in the Middle Ages, a shelter for men and their animals.

The cemetery that surrounds it includes the graves of humble villagers as well as wealthy landowners: the Polonceau, the François….