Things to do and see in Bezons

Bezons is a nice looking French town which is located in the Val-d'Oise department and in the Ile-de-France region on the banks of river Seine. This is a small town with little more then twenty eight thousand inhabitants. Bezons is the part of the north western suburbs of Paris and it is less then eight miles distant from its center. The town is connected with the rest of the Paris by tramway line. That is why the Bezons may be an excellent choice for a staying location if you want to explore the Paris. Visitors of Paris are very often choosing to stay in this town because the prices are much lower and for the peace that this town offer.

1. Eglise Saint-Martin

The old church of Bezons was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century. It was severely damaged several times, especially during the flood in the eighteenth century and during the War in nineteenth century. New church was built on the location an old wooden chapel, at the intersection of Edouard Vaillant and Pontoise streets.

3. Chapelle du Val-Notre-Dame

Chapel of Val Notre-Dame was built on the half of the nineteenth century. In the Chapel, visitors may see the sixteenth century statue which is representing the Virgin and the small Jesus.

5. Jacques-Boulloche bridge

This bridge was built in 1811 by the order of Napoleon. The bridge is two hundred meters long and. the view from it is great.

2. Hôtel de ville

Hôtel de ville (City Hall) has been built for a three years, from 1884 to 1886. Originally it was a girls’ school but from the 1960s, it is assigned to municipality departments.

4. Gendarmerie

The building of Gendarmerie was built in 1913. At that time, it was a home for the brigade of only four men.

That is also the reason why this town is very popular among the artist. Guy de Maupassant, famous French writer, often stayed in the hotels along the river Seine in this town.