Le Raincy

Le Raincy is a commune in the Île-de-France region of France, located about 13 km northeast of Paris. It is the sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, a position which gives it more prominence than its population size would suggest.

• Postal code: 93340
• Population (2003): just under 13,000

Notre-Dame du Raincy

The town today receives visitors – mainly to see the Notre-Dame du Raincy church. Designed by the brothers Auguste and Gustave Perret and built in 1922-1923, this was the first church to be built in reinforced concrete, and with no external ornamentation. The architecture is remarkable for the classicism of its columns, greatly enhanced by the stained glass windows. The church is listed as an historic monument. It was restored in the 1990s, and is in regular use. Many of the visitors to the church come from Japan, as a smaller replica of Notre Dame du Raincy was built in the Tokyo suburbs.

Transportation

The town is well served by a suburban metro line, the RER E from Haussmann Saint Lazare and the Magenta / Gare du Nord.

External links

• Notre-Dame du Raincy at structurae.net
• Notre-Dame du Raincy at greatbuildings.com