Located at the crossroads of Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-d'Oise, Deuil-la-Barre is a residential municipality of Île-de-France. It is located not far from Cergy-Pontoise, on the slopes of the forest of Montmorency. Labellisée City floral for its preserved environment, it takes place only ten kilometers from Paris and its monuments.
Peopled since the Gallo-Roman era, the site of Deuil-la-Barre owes its name to a Celtic term, Diogilo, meaning Sacred Glade. According to legend, the commune owes its creation to a mystical event. Lord Ercolde, the owner of the villa at the time, was mysteriously warned in his sleep of the martyr of St. Eugene at the site of Deuil. After discovering the body of the saint intact, he would have decided to build a church. Former agricultural village, especially specialized in the wine culture, Deuil-la-Barre has retained its aspect of wooded countryside village, while advancing in modernity.
Today, it continues to attract visitors for its architectural heritage and rich history.
The Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Eugène church, classified as a Historical Monument, was built between the 11th and 12th centuries on the remains of an ancient Merovingian building. The Romanesque style has been modified many times over the centuries, and now features a Gothic choir. Severely damaged during bombardments in 1944, it was renovated a few years later. Inside, it is difficult not to notice the 12th-century Romanesque capitals, the modern stained-glass windows or the stone altar of Burgundy containing a relic of Saint Eugene. Its bronze bell, from the 18th century, has also been classified as Historic Monuments as an object.
From the castle of Chevrette, former residence of Madame d'Epinay destroyed in the 19th century, there are still some vestiges. One can indeed see in a small public park of the city the old entrance grid framed by pillars, the stables and the conciergerie of the seventeenth century. It now houses the Museum of Local History and its collections of objects found during archaeological excavations such as the reliquary or the shrine of Saint Eugene.
The Château Thibault-de-Soisy stands on the site of a medieval seigneurial chateau. It takes its name from a famous warrior and the most important lord of the village in the fifteenth century. Owned by Talleyrand's grandmother at the end of the 18th century, the building was divided into an apartment in the 20th century. In the old park, it is still possible to see a flamboyant gothic gallery of three arcades, as well as a small round hall serving as a repository.
As you walk through Deuil-la-Barre, you will also discover the V2 victims' monument during the Second World War, as well as the turret, a medieval tower of the troubadour style, built in the 19th century.
Located not far from Groslay, Lake Marchais is a small pond appreciated by fishermen and walkers.
The market is held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The city also offers a Christmas market with entertainment in December.
The city hosts an international accordion festival in April.
In May, place to the feast of nature and the environment and its many animations.
The young performers' autumn music festival aims to highlight several young musical talents. It takes place in December.
